Idaho conservative policy center, opponents of Prop 1 sue to stop TV ads
Opponents of the proposed abortion rights initiative Proposition 1 filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to pull TV ads paid for by the Idaho Democratic Party in favor of the initiative. The conservative, Christian advocacy organization, the Idaho Family Policy Center, and leaders with a political action committee that opposes the initiative, Too Extreme for Idaho PAC, brought the lawsuit. The ballot initiative Prop 1 would repeal Idaho’s abortion ban, allowing the procedure up to viability or after in cases of emergency, enumerate rates related to a range of reproductive healthcare, and provide legal liability protections for healthcare providers who provide that type of care. The initiative will be before Idaho voters in the Nov. 3 general election. Idaho Democratic Party spokesperson Avery Roberts called the lawsuit “frivolous” in an email to the Idaho Capital Sun. She said it was “another…
