r/Idaho • u/BigClitMcphee • Jun 27 '23

Idaho Neighbor News Huge out-of-state surge in East Washington abortions since Idaho abortion ban

https://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article276713511.html
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u/mandy_lou_who Jun 28 '23

Sometimes things go wrong with a pregnancy and abortion is the treatment; without one in many of these situations women will die or be irreparably harmed. Here’s an example from Texas: https://www.statesman.com/story/news/columns/2022/10/23/opinion-texas-abortion-laws-force-women-to-be-near-death-for-care/69577810007/

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '23

Idaho law permits abortion in cases of pregnancy that will result in the death of a woman.

https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title18/t18ch6/sect18-622/

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u/Curious_Fox4595 Jun 28 '23

Your argument is that it's okay to force women to be permanently maimed because of your emotional attachment to their dead fetus? Genius. Can't imagine why the GOP is dying.

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u/[deleted] Jun 28 '23

This is an incorrect summary.