Section 18-8711 – SEVERABILITY.
18-8711. SEVERABILITY. Any provision of this chapter held to be invalid or unenforceable by its terms, or as applied to any person or circumstance, shall be construed so as to give it the maximum effect permitted by law, unless such holding shall be one of utter invalidity or unenforceability, in which event such provision shall […]
Section 18-8801 – DEFINITIONS.
18-8801. DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter: (1) "Abortion" means the use of any means to intentionally terminate the clinically diagnosable pregnancy of a woman with knowledge that the termination by those means will, with reasonable likelihood, cause the death of the preborn child. "Abortion" does not mean the use of an intrauterine device or […]
Section 18-8802 – LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT.
18-8802. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT. The legislature finds and declares that: (1) The life of each human being begins at fertilization, and preborn children have interests in life, health, and well-being that should be protected. (2) The cardiopulmonary definition of death, which is the reigning common law standard for determining death, is defined as the […]
Section 18-8803 – DETERMINATION OF FETAL HEARTBEAT.
18-8803. DETERMINATION OF FETAL HEARTBEAT. Any person who intends to perform or induce an abortion on a pregnant woman must determine if there is the presence of any fetal heartbeat, except in the case of a medical emergency. In testing for any fetal heartbeat, the person conducting the physical examination on the pregnant woman must […]
Section 18-8804 – ABORTION FOLLOWING DETECTION OF A FETAL HEARTBEAT PROHIBITED.
18-8804. ABORTION FOLLOWING DETECTION OF A FETAL HEARTBEAT PROHIBITED. (1) A person may not perform an abortion on a pregnant woman when a fetal heartbeat has been detected, except in the case of a medical emergency, in the case of rape as defined in section 18-6101, Idaho Code, or in the case of incest as […]
Section 18-8805 – PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS — EFFECTIVE UPON A CERTAIN OCCURRENCE.
18-8805. PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS — EFFECTIVE UPON A CERTAIN OCCURRENCE. (1) This section shall become effective thirty (30) days following the issuance of the judgment in any United States appellate court case in which the appellate court upholds a restriction or ban on abortion for a preborn child because a detectable heartbeat is present on […]
Section 18-8807 – CIVIL CAUSES OF ACTION.
18-8807. CIVIL CAUSES OF ACTION. (1) Any female upon whom an abortion has been attempted or performed, the father of the preborn child, a grandparent of the preborn child, a sibling of the preborn child, or an aunt or uncle of the preborn child may maintain an action for: (a) All damages from the medical […]
Section 18-8808 – SEVERABILITY.
18-8808. SEVERABILITY. The provisions of this chapter are hereby declared to be severable, and if any provision of this chapter or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance is declared invalid for any reason, such declaration does not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this chapter. Any invalidity or potential […]
Section 18-8703 – GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS WITH ABORTION PROVIDERS OR THEIR AFFILIATES PROHIBITED.
18-8703. GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS WITH ABORTION PROVIDERS OR THEIR AFFILIATES PROHIBITED. (1) The state, a county, a city, a public health district, a public school district, or any local political subdivision thereof may not enter into any contract or commercial transaction with an abortion provider or an affiliate of an abortion provider. (2) Subsection (1) of […]
Section 18-8704 – CONTRACTS FOR ABORTION PROCEDURES PROHIBITED.
18-8704. CONTRACTS FOR ABORTION PROCEDURES PROHIBITED. (1) No health care facility owned or operated by the state, a county, a city, a public health district, a public school district, or any political subdivision or agency thereof shall enter into any contract or commercial transaction with any health care provider or health care facility under the […]