Conscience debate gets personal

The House was set at ease mid-debate on HB 187, after Rep. Erik Simpson, R-Idaho Falls, questioned whether Rep. Grant Burgoyne, D-Boise, really was told by his physician, as he told the House, that the physician wouldn’t honor his living will. Burgoyne asked, “Is my word not enough, good gentleman?” After the House went at ease and members of leadership, Burgoyne and Simpson huddled briefly, Simpson withdrew his question and apologized.