Sue Philley of Boise presented a petition with 4,000 signatures against the pre-abortion ultrasound bill. "Health care decisions are best made by patients and their medical providers, not politicians," she told the senators. "This government intrusion into private lives makes a mockery of the expressed…
Kerry Uhlenkott of Right to Life of Idaho told senators this morning, "Ultrasound is a key element in providing informed consent for women. ... Doing so reduces the risk that a woman may elect an abortion only to discover later, with devastating psychological consequences that…
Senate Assistant Majority Leader Chuck Winder, opening the hearing on his pre-abortion ultrasound bill in committee this morning, told the Senate State Affairs Committee, "As you know there's been a lot of email communication, there's been protests on the Capitol steps, people exercising their right…
There's a close to full house in the Capitol auditorium and a line outside as the Senate State Affairs Committee this morning prepares to debate SB 1387, the new version of SB 1349, the pre-abortion ultrasound bill. Sen. Chuck Winder, R-Meridian, has introduced a new…
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