Idahoans, in an approximate 56 percent to 44 percent vote on Tuesday, voted to keep of some of the strongest pro-life laws in the country. The sweeping rejection of Proposition 1 affirms Americans’ discomfort with Democrat-crafted abortion until birth policies.
Idaho law criminalizes abortion except in cases of documented rape, incest, or in cases where pregnancy poses danger to a mother’s life is effectively nullified. Under abortion activists’ strategically crafted Proposition 1, however, “every person” in The Potato State would have a “right to reproductive freedom and privacy.” The ballot measure language specifically sought to redefine “medical emergency” to allow anyone — not just licensed health care providers — to perform abortions, and remove punishment for those who perform abortions.
