abortion, Idaho
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Idaho law contains exceptions for some pregnancy terminations. But on the ground, doctors said, those carve-outs don't always exist.
Voters in four states will consider ballot measures that would protect or restrict the right to an abortion under state constitutions. Here are the states weighing these measures and what each entails
On Tuesday, Idahoans will vote on Proposition 1, a ballot initiative to restore abortion rights in the state. What might happen to the handful of high-profile lawsuits currently challenging the state’s abortion ban if the proposition passes?
Six hours away from Moscow, outside Boise, Dr. Becky Uranga emerged, bleary-eyed, in the early hours of the morning after an overnight shift in February. An OB-GYN at St. Luke’s Meridian hospital, she had handled six cases that night, including a ruptured ectopic pregnancy and a complicated delivery in which the baby’s heart rate suddenly dropped.
This November, voters in Virginia, Nevada, Missouri and Idaho will decide on the future of reproductive rights. In deeply red Idaho, a citizen-led initiative faces an uphill battle to restore some abortion rights.
