Idaho Proposition 1 — Are you Pro-Life or Pro-Death?
Last updated 09/10/26
‶… pro-abortion activists found enough signatures to get their radical and deceptive “Reproductive Freedom and Privacy Act” on the November ballot. I’ve never seen such a dishonest title. Abortion is not about freedom, it’s not about privacy, and it’s certainly not about reproduction. Abortion is the deliberate destruction of a unique and precious human life, which is why the Idaho GOP will always oppose this barbaric practice.“ — Dorothy Moon, Chairwoman, Idaho Republican Party
Idaho Republican Party (IDGOP) expects heavy out-of-state money to support this measure, which will be called Prop 1, just like the same-named Prop 1 Ranked Choice Voting measure in 2024. That measure was defeated resoundingly (69.62% against, 30.38% for); this 2026 pro-abortion measure deserves the same treatment at the ballot box in Idaho’s November election.
IDGOP will inform voters and work hard to get out the vote. Most Idahoans value all life. They should reject this radical minority proposal and outside pressure. Supporters of the unborn are urged to unite with groups including the Idaho GOP, Right to Life of Idaho, Idaho Chooses Life, Idaho Freedom Foundation, Idaho Family Policy Center, and others to oppose the initiative and encourage pro-life voter turnout.
A good one-stop resource is Idaho GOP’s page titled: The Truth About the Radical Abortion Initiative
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Proposition 1 Ballot Language
Source for below: KMVT article | Sen. Tammy Nichols’ article
Revised ballot statements approved by Idaho Supreme Court — September 4, 2026:
YES: A YES vote would support creating a right to abortion before fetal viability—defined as a fetus’ ability to survive without extraordinary medical measures—and after fetal viability in cases of medical emergency; providing protections against professional discipline and civil and criminal liability for healthcare providers; and codifying a statutory reproductive right to freedom and privacy.
NO: A NO vote would support making no change to Idaho’s current law, which preserves the life of preborn children by prohibiting abortion, except when necessary to prevent the death of the pregnant woman, and during the first trimester in documented cases of rape or incest reported to law enforcement.
VOTE NO! Preserve the current law.
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Current Idaho Law
Current Idaho abortion laws (near-total ban):
Full Title 18, Chapter 6: Idaho Legislature. Laws current as of 2025.
Idaho Code § 18-622 (Defense of Life Act / Trigger Ban): Criminalizes abortion (felony, 2-5 years prison for providers). Exceptions: life of mother; rape/incest (first trimester only, with police report). Statute | Bill: S1385 (2020).
Idaho Code §§ 18-8804 to 18-8807 (6-week ban / heartbeat law): Bans abortion after ~6 weeks via private civil lawsuits. Statute | Bill: S1309 (2022).
Abortion Trafficking (H242, 2023): Criminalizes transporting/recruiting minors for abortion without parental consent (2-5 years). Statute | Bill: H0242.
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Scroll down for a video, articles, and training information along with selected press releases and op-eds, all designed to help Idahoans who value life defeat Prop 1.
Vote NO on Prop 1 again!
Abortion Procedures: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
The video above (11:32) was recorded ten years ago by Dr. Anthony Levatino, a former Ob-Gyn who performed more than 1200 abortions. Dr. Levatino describes four abortion procedures, covering 1st, 2nd, and 3rd trimesters of pregnancy. After watching, those who were on the fence about abortion might very well jump over the fence into the pro-life field.
For more information, visit https://www.abortionprocedures.com/
Op-Ed: Vote No On Prop 1… Again
Idaho GOP Chairwoman Dorothy Moon
By Dorothy Moon, Idaho GOP Chairwoman
July 9, 2026
Republished Idaho Republican Party article
Well, it’s all but official. Word is that pro-abortion activists found enough signatures to get their radical and deceptive “Reproductive Freedom and Privacy Act” on the November ballot. I’ve never seen such a dishonest title. Abortion is not about freedom, it’s not about privacy, and it’s certainly not about reproduction. Abortion is the deliberate destruction of a unique and precious human life, which is why the Idaho GOP will always oppose this barbaric practice.
This initiative will likely be called Proposition 1, the same number given to the ranked choice voting initiative that appeared on your ballot nearly two years ago. Just as with the previous Prop 1, you’re going to see huge amounts of out-of-state money spent to push this measure on Idaho voters. Just as with the previous Prop 1, I believe Idahoans will see through this scheme and soundly defeat it at the ballot box.
Idaho is a state that values life. Despite the ruling in Roe v. Wade preventing states from banning abortion, I was proud to cast my vote on the House floor in 2020 to stop it here in Idaho, contingent on Roe ever being overturned. Just two years later, the Supreme Court did just that, and Idaho immediately became a sanctuary state for the unborn.
Now, the pro-abortion left is trying to undo that progress and turn back the clock to a time when any unborn child could face the death penalty for the crime of being inconvenient.
Supporters of the initiative will argue that it only allows abortion before an unborn baby reaches “viability,” but that’s a vague and shifting standard. Advances in prenatal medicine have pushed viability earlier and earlier, to the point where babies born three or even four months prematurely now have a chance of survival.
Today, we look back on cultures that practiced child sacrifice as barbaric and ignorant, yet we’re expected to support—and even celebrate—the sacrifice of the unborn. Not in Idaho, not if I can help it.
The Idaho GOP will make sure voters know the truth about this radical initiative and are motivated to go to the polls this November to defeat it. I firmly believe the vast majority of Idahoans value life—all life, even the unborn—and will not sit back and let a small, radical minority bring abortion back to our state.
I believe Idaho should remain a state that protects life, and I know you believe that too. I believe our laws should reflect the truth that every human being is created equal. And I believe we must act now to ensure our values are not overturned by outside money and activist pressure.
Let’s get the message out: Vote NO on Prop 1… again.
Opportunity: Pro-life campaign training
Idaho Values Life
Republished from Idaho Republican Party article
(check the source article for any available updates)
Abortion is on the ballot in Idaho, which means it’s time to mobilize voters to reject this radical initiative. The Idaho GOP invites you to attend free workshops presented by the Leadership Institute that will teach you how to get out the vote in your community. These trainings are hosted in conjunction with Idaho Right to Life, a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the cause of life.
Find a workshop near you.
Related articles
Selected articles and links below are in chronological order, newest first.
🔥For dedicated News, Videos, Graphics, and more, see StopProp1.org
🔥The Truth About the Radical Abortion Initiative. Full details on Idaho Republican Party website (updated regularly). Key facts about the measure: what the text actually says, primary sources you can check yourself, why Idaho’s current law is already protecting families, and ways you can help stop this initiative.
More op-eds, articles, and press releases…
“Idahoans will see clear and accurate ballot language explaining exactly what Proposition One would do and what a no vote would preserve. The Court overruled the proponents’ objection and approved our revised language, including its explanation that Idaho’s current law preserves the lives of preborn children while protecting pregnant women whose lives are at risk and victims of rape or incest.”
“Our responsibility is not to tell Idahoans how to vote, but to tell them plainly what their vote means. Voters now have that information, and the decision belongs to them.” — Attorney General Raúl Labrador
- Official Ballot Language Confirmed by Attorney General Raúl Labrador. (09/07/26)
- Prop 1 Update: The Ballot Language Changed. Here’s What Idaho Voters Need to Know. By Idaho Sen. Tammy Nichols (09/09/26). The Idaho Supreme Court ordered changes to the ballot language for Proposition 1: A YES vote would create a right to abortion before fetal viability, allow abortion after viability in a defined medical emergency, establish a statutory right to reproductive freedom and privacy, and provide healthcare providers certain protections from professional discipline and civil and criminal liability. Prop 1 needs only a simple majority to become law. The simplest way to say it is this: Prop 1 expands abortion in Idaho.
Op-Ed: Prop 1 Is About Abortion, Not Healthcare. By Dorothy Moon, Idaho GOP Chairwoman (09/01/26). Proposition 1 is an abortion initiative that would roll back Idaho’s laws protecting human life. Idaho’s current laws protect women with ectopic pregnancies and allow exceptions for rape, incest, and the mother’s life. Prop 1 would legalize abortion of unborn babies. Abortion is not an act of mercy, healthcare, or a right; it is murder. Vote NO on Prop 1.
Op-Ed: Idahoans Should Reject the Culture of Death. By Dorothy Moon, Idaho GOP Chairwoman (08/27/26). “Prop 1 would start Idaho down a path toward the same culture that has brought about partial-birth abortion, infanticide, and assisted suicide. It would establish in law that unborn children are not human beings entitled to the right to life that our Founders believed was the birthright of all people…Idaho has another choice: vote no on Prop 1 and continue building a culture of life rather than death.”
- Prop 1 Is Not About Freedom. It’s About Death. By Stop Idaho RINOs (08/24/26)
Proposition 1 is not about genuine freedom or medical necessity. It’s about allowing abortion up to birth under a redefined “viability” standard, erasing existing state protections, and using deliberately vague language that courts could expand. The measure is driven by out-of-state funding by proponents who falsely claim current Idaho law blocks treatment for miscarriages and ectopic pregnancies. This measure crosses a moral line by treating unborn children as disposable. VOTE NO! The Lie Proposition 1 is Selling Idaho. By Rachel Hazelip, M.A.P.P. (08/20/26).
Overrides all current Idaho abortion statutes and creates a statutory right to abortion.
Allows minors to obtain abortions or reproductive treatments without parental notification or consent.
Effectively permits abortion up to birth by redefining “fetal viability” as survival without extraordinary medical measures.
Removes the physician-only requirement, letting any licensed health-care professional perform abortions.
Broadens the medical-emergency exception in ways that give providers wide discretion (potentially including mental-health claims).
- Press Release: District 14 GOP Unanimously Opposes Proposition 1. By Brian Almon (08/21/26).
Op-Ed: Busting Myths About Idaho’s Pro-Life Laws. By Dorothy Moon, Idaho GOP Chairwoman (08/20/26). Prop 1 is a radical departure from our state’s longstanding culture of life. Myths:
Idaho’s abortion bans have chased doctors out of state.
Idaho’s abortion laws put women’s lives at risk.
Idaho’s abortion ban is a new idea.
Prop 1 protects parental rights.Prop 1 simply reestablishes status quo before Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
- Op-Ed: Idaho Values Life. By Dorothy Moon, Idaho GOP Chairwoman (08/13/26)
- Nowhere To Hyde — The Prop 1 Fight Is Idaho’s Fight. (08/12/25, video 11:14, includes transcript) Abortion is not an issue that can be solved with just words on paper. Learn what else is needed to be a society that treasures innocent life. VOTE NO on Prop. 1.
- Op-Ed: Prop 1 Is Wrong for Idaho. By Art da Rosa (08/05/26)
- Op-Ed: Why We Fight Against Abortion. By Dorothy Moon, Idaho GOP Chairwoman (07/23/26)
- Guest Commentary: Prop 1 Has a Hidden Agenda. By State Senator Brian Lenney (07/18/26)
- Op-Ed: Nine Month Abortion is Too Radical for Idaho. By Dorothy Moon, Idaho GOP Chairwoman (07/16/26)
- Press Release: Idaho GOP Statement On the Radical Abortion Initiative Qualifying for the November Ballot (07/14/26)
- Article: Your Vote Can Save a Life. The Future of Idaho and the Unborn is on Your November Ballot. By Sen. Glenneda Zuiderveld (07/14/26)
- Press Release: Majority of Idaho Voters Oppose Newly Certified Abortion Measure. Staff Writer (07/13/26). Provides important facts about the measure.
- Press Release: Abortion Initiative is on the November Ballot. By Idaho Freedom Foundation (07/13/26)