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Abortion health exemption bill introduced, won't move forward this year

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North Idaho legislators on Friday introduced a bill to add exceptions to Idaho’s strict abortion ban, the first effort in two years to create a health exception. Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle, introduced the bill to the Senate State Affairs Committee to allow doctors to provide an abortion “to prevent a serious health risk to the mother” and to provide an abortion to women whose fetus “was diagnosed with a lethal fetal anomaly.”

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State Supreme Court to hear abortion ban arguments Tuesday

BISMARCK, ND (KXNET) — On Tuesday, March 25, the North Dakota Supreme Court will hear arguments over whether to keep the state's total abortion ban blocked. A state court struck down North Dakota's total abortion ban last year, a decision the State then appealed to the high court. The plaintiffs, represented by the Center for Reproductive Rights, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, Gender Justice, and Sambor Law & Consulting, P.C., argue that the excep…

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Abortion health exemption bill introduced, won't move forward this year

BOISE — Two North Idaho lawmakers are hoping to amend Idaho’s abortion bans to address Idaho’s doctor shortage.

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North Idaho legislators bring bill to add health exceptions to state’s abortion ban • Idaho Capital Sun

Idaho state Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle, listens to proceedings during a Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee meeting at the Statehouse on Jan. 7, 2025, in Boise. (Pat Sutphin for the Idaho Capital Sun)North Idaho legislators on Friday introduced a bill to add exceptions to Idaho’s strict abortion ban, the first effort in two years to create a health exception. Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle, introduced the bill to the Senate State Affairs Committe…

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North Idaho Legislators Bring Bill to Add Health Exceptions to State’s Abortion Ban

BOISE, ID – North Idaho legislators on Friday introduced a bill to add exceptions to Idaho’s strict abortion ban, the first effort in two years to create a health exception. Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle, introduced the bill to the Senate State Affairs Committee to allow doctors to provide an abortion “to prevent a serious health risk to the mother” and to provide an abortion to women whose fetus “was diagnosed with a lethal fetal anomaly.” Under I…

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