01
Protect women in high-risk pregnancies
Valerie Abraham received emergency medical care in Idaho during a life-threatening pregnancy complication.Â
"The only place in Idaho that I would not feel safe as a woman with an obstetric emergency would be in the hands of one of the abortion activist doctors who is unnecessarily sending women out of state, thus increasing their risk of emergencies."
Prop i
Prop 1 endangers high-risk pregnancies because it allows doctors to perform abortions during stable pregnancies when there is no medical emergency.
Current Idaho Law
Current Idaho law protects high-risk pregnancies by guaranteeing women have access to safe prenatal healthcare. The doctor is bound by law to try to save both her life and her unborn child's life, and to only use abortive drugs or procedures if there is truly a risk to her life.
02
Protect victims of rape and abuse
Glenda Sue Holt was in a home for disabled people when she was gang-raped by 5 men. When the staff encouraged her to get an abortion. Instead, she ran away and lived on the streets. A family found her, helped take care of her during the end of her pregnancy, and eventually adopted her son, who became a national motivational speaker.
Prop i
Prop 1 endangers victims by allowing their abusers to coerce their victims into getting an abortion in order to cove up the abuse. Â
Current Idaho Law
Current Idaho law protects victims by only allowing abortion procedures if the doctor determines a legitimate medical emergency. Women can be screened for signs of abuse during prenatal visits, thus helping women escape unsafe situations.
03
Protect pregnant women
Ruth was on her way out the door to an abortion appointment when she paused to answer the phone. On that call with a Christian counselor, she changed her mind and decided to choose adoption instead, against the wishes of the father and her family. Thanks to that phone call Katie Zacharia was given a chance at life.
Prop i
Prop 1 endangers pregnant women by legalizing abortion for any reason, until the point of fetal viability as defined by the healthcare provider, allowing women like Ruth to be pressured to get an abortion for nearly the entire pregnancy.
Current Idaho Law
Current Idaho law protects pregnant women by only allowing abortions to be used in medical emergencies, preventing women in abusive situations from also experiencing the trauma of an unwanted abortion.
04
Protect teen girls
In 2023, an 18-year-old and his mother were charged with kidnapping after taking his 15-year-old girlfriend from Idaho to Oregon for an abortion, without her parents’ knowledge.
Prop i
Prop 1 endangers teens by shielding anyone who facilitates or advises an abortion, with no requirement that parents be involved. In this case, the State of Idaho could not have gotten involved if Prop 1 was already in effect. (RFPA section 2d)
Current Idaho Law
Current Idaho law protects teens by not allowing elective abortions. The state can criminally charge individuals who take a minor to another state for an abortion without the parents' consent.
05
Protect unborn children
Charlie Rousseau is missing one arm and half of her legs. As a teenager, she found out her disabilities were due to an attempted abortion procedure. The abortionist removed her arm and part of her legs, and then sent her parents home without completing the abortion. She is a living witness of what abortion procedures can look like in utero.
Prop i
Prop 1 endangers the unborn by allowing abortion with no expectation that the child's life be preserved, if possible. That allows abortionists to use barbaric, painful methods on the unborn child that would kill or mutilate it before its birth.
Current Idaho Law
Current Idaho law protects the unborn by requiring that medically necessary abortions be done in a way to give the best possible chance of survival to the infant, if it would not endanger the mother.
06
Protect vulnerable women
Jane Doe was living on the streets when she became pregnant. When she sought help at a homeless shelter, she was told they would not let her in unless she agreed to get an abortion.Â
Prop i
Prop 1 endangers women in poverty by offering abortion as a traumatic and dangerous solution to their pregnancy.Â
Current Idaho Law
Current Idaho law protects women in poverty from being coerced into an elective abortion due to their financial situation.
07
Protect women's healthcare
Gabriealla Harrison was 17 weeks pregnant when her water broke. The hospital staff monitored her closely so she could continue the pregnancy as long as possible, and induced her when complications arose. The staff's efforts to treat unborn Joseph with dignity and compassion brought immense healing to the family during such a painful experience.
Prop i
Prop 1 endangers women's healthcare by presenting abortion as a treatment to women while they are experiencing a miscarriage. The hospital may even pressure the family to terminate earlier.
Current Idaho Law
Current Idaho law protects women's healthcare by preventing hospitals from pressuring couples into an unnecessary abortion procedure if the mother is stable.