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Lakey and Rep. Megan Blanksma, R-Hammett, introduced an abortion “trigger” law, indicating that if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe vs. Wade or the U.S. Constitution is amended to allow states to ban abortion, Idaho law would immediately, effective within 30 days, declare abortion a crime. The only exceptions would be to save the life of the pregnant woman or in cases of rape or incest in which the crime has been reported to a law enforcement agency or to child protective services and a copy of the report is provided to the physician. The bill lists 29 co-sponsors, all Republicans; it was introduced on a party-line vote, with Sens. Michelle Stennett, D-Ketchum, and Cherie Buckner-Webb, D-Boise, objecting.
New Idaho bills on guns, abortion, daylight saving, birth certificates
BOISE – A slew of new bills on hot-button topics was introduced in a Senate committee on Monday: guns in schools, abortion, daylight saving time, and birth certificate changes for transgender Idahoans. The committee agreed on voice votes to introduce all four. Here are the proposals: Sen.