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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Idaho Newsletter for Sunday April 09, 2023 ( 4 items )  

ACLU: Idaho Attorney General Prohibits Out-of-State Referrals for Abortion - Health Care Providers Sue
BOISE, Idaho, April 6 (TNSgov) -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following news release on April 5, 2023: A group of health care providers and advocates sued to stop Idaho Attorney General Labrador from applying a legal opinion in which he claims that health care providers cannot refer patients out of state for abortion care under Idaho law.   more

ALTA, AARP Idaho Applaud Idaho for Passage of NTRAPS Bill
WASHINGTON, April 8 (TNSgov) -- The American Land Title Association issued the following news release: The American Land Title Association (ALTA), the national trade association of the land title insurance industry, alongside AARP Idaho and the Idaho Land Title Association applaud the Idaho legislature for passing House Bill 238, which will protect homeowners from the predatory practice of filing of unfair real estate fee agreements in property records, known as Non-Title Record Agreements for   more

EMILYs List Statement on Idaho's Extreme and Unprecedented Law Surveilling Travel for Health Care
WASHINGTON, April 7 (TNStalk) -- EMILY's List issued the following statement on April 6, 2023: * * * Today Gov. Brad Little signed legislation into law in Idaho that makes it illegal for minors to travel out-of-state to get abortion care without parental consent and criminally charges those who help minors cross state lines. Idaho currently has a near-total abortion ban and is now the first state in the country to have a law restricting interstate travel for abortion access. EMILYs List Pres  more

Human Rights Campaign Slams Gov. Little for Signing New Law to Make Providing Gender-Affirming Care a Felony
BOISE, Idaho, April 6 (TNSres) -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following news release on April 5, 2023: The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) -- the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization -- condemned Idaho Gov. Brad Little today for signing H71, legislation that makes it a felony to provide age-appropriate, best practice, gender-affirming care supported by every credible medical organization representing over 1.3 million doctors in t  more