Idaho Reproductive Freedom and Privacy Act
On the November 3, 2026 ballot. Ask the guide what a yes vote and a no vote would each do, in the official wording.
The question on the ballot
Short Ballot Title: Measure creating right to abortion before fetus viability, and post-viability to protect health; right to privacy; healthcare provider liability protections. Long Ballot Title: The measure seeks to change Idaho’s laws by introducing a right to reproductive freedom and privacy including a right to abortion up to the point of the fetus’s ability to survive outside the womb. After fetal viability, there would be no general right to abortion except in cases of “medical emergency.” The “medical emergency” exception would expand Idaho’s current life exception and allow abortions when pregnant women face complicating physical conditions that threaten their life or health, “including serious impairment to a bodily function” or “serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part.” The proposed measure codifies a right to make reproductive decisions, including contraception, fertility treatment, and prenatal and postpartum care. This includes a “right of privacy” in making these decisions. The measure seeks to prevent the state from enforcing certain abortion laws protecting the life of the unborn child. It would also impose a requirement that any restrictions on reproductive decisions, including abortion prior to fetus viability, must be “narrowly tailored to improve or maintain the health of the person seeking reproductive health care.” The measure would also prevent the state from penalizing patients, healthcare providers, or anyone who assists in exercising the proposed right.
Where, when and how to vote
The guide doesn't answer these. The current, official answers are with Idaho Secretary of State.