{"id":265004,"date":"2022-03-23T18:46:16","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T23:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=265004"},"modified":"2022-03-24T17:02:09","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T22:02:09","slug":"idaho-protect-preborn-heartbeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/idaho-protect-preborn-heartbeat\/","title":{"rendered":"Idaho will now protect preborn children from first detectable heartbeat"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Idaho Governor Brad Little signed Senate Bill 1309<\/a> today, protecting most preborn children once an embryonic heartbeat can be detected. This is typically around six weeks gestation, though the heart begins beating between 16 and 22 days after fertilization. The bill successfully made it through both state houses just last week.<\/p>\n

The law contains exceptions for rape, incest, and medical emergency for the mother, as noted in a previous report<\/a> from Live Action News. However, it is never medically necessary<\/a> to directly and intentionally kill a preborn human being.<\/p>\n

The Idaho Statesman<\/a>\u00a0reports:<\/p>\n

The bill was modeled after a Texas law passed last year that allows the public to sue anyone who performs or facilitates an abortion. Idaho\u2019s is slightly different \u2014 it only allows family to sue abortion providers, but doubles the $10,000 maximum that Texas plaintiffs can seek.<\/em><\/p>\n

According to National Review<\/a>, Gov. Little wrote a letter<\/a> to the Senate president and lieutenant governor after signing the legislation, expressing some apparent concerns with the law.\u00a0\u201cI stand in solidarity with all Idahoans who seek to protect the lives of preborn babies,\u201d he wrote, adding, \u201cI fear the novel civil enforcement mechanism will in short order be proven both unconstitutional and unwise.\u201d Little also said, “I am particularly concerned for those vulnerable women and children who lack the capacity or familial support to report incest and sexual assault.\u00a0Ultimately, this legislation risks re-traumatizing victims by affording monetary [incentives] to wrongdoers and family members of rapists.\u201d<\/p>\n

READ:\u00a0PRO-LIFE WIN: Texas Supreme Court effectively ends lawsuit involving Heartbeat Act<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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#BREAKING<\/a>: Gov. Brad Little has signed SB1309, the controversial Texas-style abortion ban bill. #idleg<\/a> #idpol<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/oR46NCeMfC<\/a><\/p>\n

— Nicole Camarda (@CamardaNicole) March 23, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n