Coverage dated July 17, 2022

No exception for life of mother included in Idaho GOP’s abortion platform language

Headline from East Idaho News

TWIN FALLS (Idaho Capital Sun) — By a nearly four-to-one margin, Idaho Republicans at the state party’s convention in Twin Falls rejected an amendment to the party platform on Saturday that would have provided an exception for a mother who has an abortion to safe her life.

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  1. East Idaho News

    No exception for life of mother included in Idaho GOP’s abortion platform language (opens East Idaho News)

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    East Idaho News's feed description

    TWIN FALLS (Idaho Capital Sun) — By a nearly four-to-one margin, Idaho Republicans at the state party’s convention in Twin Falls rejected an amendment to the party platform on Saturday that would have provided an exception for a mother who has an abortion to safe her life.

  2. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Idaho GOP rejects abortion exception to save mother's life (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    The Idaho Republican Party has rejected adding language to their platform to allow an abortion to save the life of the mother. The party rejected the change to its existing

  3. Newsweek

    Idaho Republicans reject amendment allowing abortion to save woman's life (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Delegates at the Idaho GOP convention approved changes to the party platform that criminalize abortions without exceptions for rape, incest or to save a mother's life.

  4. Truthout

    Idaho GOP Votes Against Life-Saving Exception for Abortions in Party Platform (opens Truthout)

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    Truthout's feed description

    Delegates at the state convention voted nearly four to one against endorsing a life-saving exception for abortion.

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