Boise County prosecutor says SB 1387 unconstitutional, he’ll sue to enjoin if enacted

Boise County Prosecuting Attorney Ron Twilegar, a former Senate minority leader and former Boise city councilman, has delivered a letter to House Speaker Lawerence Denney suggesting that SB 1387, the forced ultrasound bill, “violates Article 1 of the Idaho Constitution and, thus, the rights of women of Boise County.” Twilegar said as a former lawmaker, he doesn’t consider the bill dead until the session is over, even though its backers say they’ve now withdrawn it. “Under certain circumstances, SB 1387 could mandate a patient agree to ‘forced consent’ to invasion of a body with a medical procedure not recommended  by her physician, but rather a medical procedure compelled by the Government , ” he wrote

He wrote, “If SB 1387 becomes law … I intend to file a civil action to enjoin any physician from implementing the provisions of SB 1387 in Boise County as a violation of the constitutional and statutory rights of women in my jurisdiction.”

Twilegar said, “I’m an elected official. There are 44 county attorneys - where are they all on this bill?” You can read his full letter here .