Idaho abortion ban could be on the ballot in 2026

Published November 25, 2025 3:41pm ET



abortion-rights advocates in Idaho are ramping up for a ballot initiative campaign in 2026 to overturn the state’s anti-abortion law, one of the strictest in the country.

Idahoans United for Women and Families announced last week that it has collected more than 50,000 signatures to place a measure on the ballot next November to overturn the state’s prohibition on abortion for all 40 weeks of pregnancy, except in cases of rape and incest. 

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