Idaho Bills

Amends existing law to revise a definition and to revise provisions regarding abortion complication reporting.

The purpose of this legislation is to revise Idaho Code §§ 39-9503(2) and 39-9504(1), (2). It is the intent of the State of Idaho to enact this statute to obtain data about the abnormal and deviant processes or events arising from the performance or completion of abortions. It is the intent of the State of Idaho to enact this statute to protect the health of women and advance Idaho's medical knowledge about the frequency and nature of abortion complications in Idaho. The data collected as a result of this legislation will provide statistical information about actual patients who receive treatment because of an abnormal or a deviant process or event arising from the performance or completion of an abortion.