SB1049 rewrites an existing ban on partial-birth abortions to make the ban enforceable.
The Idaho State Senate passed SB1049 on February 14, 2019 by a vote of 29 to 6. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because the U.S. Congress determined that partial-birth abortion is “a gruesome and inhumane procedure that is never medically necessary and should be prohibited.” Though this bill does not protect the unborn absolutely, it is a step in the direction of respecting life. The right to life is the most fundamental, God-given, and unalienable right asserted in the Declaration of Independence and protected by the 5th and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.