Idaho – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

09 Jul

Supporters of ballot measure to end Idaho’s strict abortion ban turn in nearly 110K signatures

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Idahoans United for Women and Families says initiative proposal will appear on November’s general election ballot

03 Jul

Idaho Reproductive Freedom and Privacy Act Initiative (2026)

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The Idaho Reproductive Freedom and Privacy Act Initiative may appear on the ballot in Idaho as an initiated state statute on November 3, 2026.

21 Jun

Idaho federal judge to decide on lawsuit seeking to increase medical abortion exemptions

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An Idaho federal judge will weigh whether there are cases in which abortions could be allowed in health-threatening, but not fatal circumstances — a situation that is not explicitly protected under Idaho’s abortion ban.

01 Oct

One eastern Oregon clinic is a health care ‘lifeline.’ Medicaid cuts threaten its existence

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Abortions are a small share of Oregon Planned Parenthood services, except at the Idaho border

18 Jul

Not just abortion: How anti-choice politics are reshaping Idaho health care for everyone

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What began as an assault on abortion access is morphing into a full-scale redefinition of health care, writes guest columnist Debra Rosen.https://idahocapitalsun.com/2025/07/18/not-just-abortion-how-anti-choice-politics-are-reshaping-idaho-health-care-for-everyone/

07 Jul

Idahoans Launch Ballot Initiative to Safeguard Reproductive Rights

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The law would restore the right to abortion, ensure access to healthcare in cases of pregnancy complications or emergencies, and safeguard birth control, emergency contraception and IVF in Idaho.

19 Apr

Under Idaho’s abortion ban, a family confronts life-or-death reality — and a crisis of faith

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As judges weigh the limits of medical exceptions, Idaho’s abortion ban is being tested — in courts, hospitals and patients’ lives

12 Apr

Strict Idaho abortion ban loosened by judge’s ruling on medical exemptions

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"An abortion in Idaho is not prohibited if pregnancy complications could cause a woman's death, even if that death “is neither imminent nor assured,” a state judge said Friday in a ruling that loosens one of the strictest abortion bans in the U.S. Four women have sued over Idaho's strict abortion bans. The women, who are represented by the Center for Reproductive Rights, aren’t asking for the state’s abortion ban to be overturned. Instead, they want the judge to clarify and expand the exceptions to the strict ban so people facing serious pregnancy complications can receive abortions before they are at death’s…

07 Apr

My mark on history is fighting for women in Idaho, and nationwide, living under abortion bans

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Extreme politicians jeopardize the ability of doctors like myself to provide care, especially during an emergency, writes guest columnist Dr. Caitlin Gustafson.

15 Dec

Crystal Pyrak, M.D.: Idaho’s abortion ban needs a health exception to protect women

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As the president of the Idaho Academy of Family Physicians, I’m compelled to address a pressing issue that impacts the health and safety of mothers in our state: the urgent need for a health exception.

22 Nov

Miscarrying patient was passed around ‘like a hot potato’ due to Idaho abortion ban, doctor testifies

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“A woman experiencing dangerous bleeding was not admitted by doctors at an until her fourth emergency room visit in one week, due to fear and confusion over the state's abortion ban, an Idaho doctor said in testimony on Tuesday. The "heavily bleeding" patient was told the pregnancy would not survive, but she had not been counseled on abortion, Dr. Julie Lyons, a family physician in Idaho and plaintiff in a lawsuit over the state's abortion bans, said on the stand….”

28 Jun

Abortion bans still leave a ‘gray area’ for doctors after Idaho Supreme Court case

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"The Supreme Court’s abortion ruling on Thursday is a narrow one that applies only to Idaho and sends a case back down to the appeals court. Confusion among doctors in states that have strict abortion bans remains widespread. The case concerns the kinds of situations in which emergency room doctors could end a pregnancy. Under Idaho law, it is a felony to provide nearly all abortions, unless the life of the mother is at risk. But what if a pregnancy threatens her health? For now, those abortions can happen in Idaho emergency rooms...."

27 Jun

Opinion on important abortion case appeared briefly on the Supreme Court’s website

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"Reporters at Bloomberg Law read that opinion before it was removed. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Kimberly Robinson, a Supreme Court reporter with Bloomberg Law...."

04 May

After Roe, the network of people who help others get abortions see themselves as ‘the underground’

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Waiting in a long post office line with the latest shipment of “abortion aftercare kits,” Kimra Luna got a text. A woman who’d taken abortion pills three weeks earlier was worried about bleeding — and disclosing the cause to a doctor.

21 Apr

Texas, Idaho abortion bans challenge federal emergency treatment law

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For decades, American hospitals have operated under a federal law requiring them to treat any patient having an emergency. Now, some conservative states that want a nearly complete abortion ban are putting this in jeopardy.