I'm sure it's only for now, but for this legislative session--which will hopefully wrap up on Friday--the mandatory ultrasound bill is dead in Idaho:
http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/03/22/2045732/re-election-anxieties-stall-ultrasound.html#storylink=omni_popular#wgt=pop
It will be back next year, because the elections will be over by then, but I spent 3 hours yesterday in a strategy session with a new organization dedicated to fighting the encroachment of the far-right agenda that is sweeping the nation. Tuesday I spent researching and helping draft legislation that actually is designed to try to PREVENT teen pregnancies, which is still hopefully going to be presented before the session ends. Yesterday a candidate was announced to challenge Chuck Winder, and the challenger already has more volunteers for his campaign than any local candidate has ever had. It's been a LOOOONNNNG week, but I think the people of Idaho--one of the most conservative states in the union--have fought back against this nonsense and won. For now................
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If you wouldn't mind letting us know where to send a check to the new guy.. that'd be grand :)
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