Idaho Abortion Prohibition Initiative (2018)
| Idaho Abortion Prohibition Initiative | |
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| Election date November 6, 2018 | |
| Topic Abortion | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
The Idaho Abortion Prohibition Initiative was not on the ballot in Idaho as an initiated state statute on November 6, 2018.
The measure would have prohibited abortion and make the act of carrying out or getting an abortion qualify as murder in the first degree.
Text of measure
Short ballot title
The short ballot title was as follows:[1]
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AN INITIATIVE PROHIBITING ABORTION AND MAKING ITS PERFORMANCE OR PROCUREMENT MURDER OF THE FIRST DEGREE.[2] |
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Long ballot title
The long ballot title was as follows:[1]
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AN INITIATIVE RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION OF ABORTION; REPEALING CHAPTER 5, TITLE 18, IDAHO CODE; REPEALING CHAPTER 6, TITLE 18, IDAHO CODE; AMENDING SECTION 18-907, IDAHO CODE, TO REPEAL AN EXCEPTION FROM THE PROHIBITION OF AGGRAVATED BATTERY FOR CERTAIN ABORTION-RELATED CONDUCT AND TO REPEAL A REFERENCE TO CHAPTER 6, TITLE 18, IDAHO CODE; REPEALING SECTION 18-4016, IDAHO CODE; ADDING NEW SECTION TO CHAPTER 40, TITLE 18, IDAHO CODE, TO DEFINE THE TERMS UNBORN HUMAN BEING, CONCEPTION AND ABORTION, TO MAKE UNLAWFUL THE PERFORMANCE, PROCUREMENT, OR ATTEMPT TO PERFORM AN ABORTION, AND TO PROVIDE THAT ANY PERSON PERFORMING OR PROCURING AN ABORTION IS GUILTY OF MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE.[2] |
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Attorney general certificate of review
The Attorney General's Certificate of Review for the initiative can be found here.
Full text
The full text of the initiative can be found here.
Support
Candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Idaho, Bob Nonini (R), said: "Prosecutions have always been focused on the abortionist. There is no way a woman would go to jail let alone face the death penalty. The statute alone, the threat of prosecution, would dramatically reduce abortion. That is my goal."[3]
Opposition
- Janice McGeachin (R), candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Idaho, said: "No, I cannot support a woman facing the death penalty for having an abortion. What we should do is prevent that."[3]
- NARAL Pro-Choice America said "What's pro-life about convicting women of first-degree murder for accessing abortion care? Absolutely nothing. It's no surprise that the party that claims to be pro-life supports a guy who wants to impose the death penalty on women accessing health care."[4]
Path to the ballot
In Idaho, supporters are given 18 months to gather signatures once an initiative has received a ballot title. They are not allowed to collect signatures past April 30 of the year in which the respective initiative would appear on the ballot.
2018
- The initiative received an Attorney General certificate of review on September 22, 2016.[5]
- Supporters needed to submit 48,793 valid signatures to county clerks by close of business on May 1, 2018, in order to qualify the initiative for the 2018 ballot.
- The initiative was withdrawn as of April 19, 2018.[6]
State profile
| Demographic data for Idaho | ||
|---|---|---|
| Idaho | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 1,652,828 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 82,643 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 91.7% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 0.6% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 1.3% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 1.3% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2.6% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 11.8% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 89.5% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 25.9% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $47,583 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 16.9% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Idaho. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Idaho
Idaho voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
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Related measures
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Idaho Secretary of State, "2018 Proposed Ballot Initiatives," accessed December 1, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Media Spokesman, "Idaho GOP candidate backs death penalty to stop abortions, then softens stance," accessed April 18, 2018
- ↑ The Lewiston Tribune, "Charges for women who get abortions? Some GOP officials push legislation that would punish doctors, patients," accessed April 23, 2018
- ↑ Idaho Attorney General, "Proposed Initiative Repealing Title 18, Chapters 5 and 6, and Section 18-4016, Idaho Code; Amendment Title 18, Chapter 40, Idaho Code, to Prohibit Performance of Abortions as Murder," September 22, 2016
- ↑ KTVB.com, "Medicaid expansion initiative: 5,000 signatures away from ballot," accessed May 1, 2018
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