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Idaho Statutes
Idaho Statutes are updated to the website July 1 following the legislative session.
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
CHAPTER 87
NO PUBLIC FUNDS FOR ABORTION ACT
18-8708. Use of Public Facilities and Assets for Abortion Prohibited. (1) No public institution, public facility, public equipment, or other physical asset owned, leased, or controlled by this state, a county, a city, a public health district, a public school district, or any local political subdivision or agency thereof shall be used for the purpose of providing, performing, or participating in an abortion.
(2) No public institution or facility shall lease, sell, or permit the subleasing of its facilities or property to any physician or health care facility for use in the provision or performance of abortion.
(3) The provisions of subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall not apply to:
(a) An abortion performed when the life of the mother is endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself;
(b) A hospital, as defined in section 39-1301, Idaho Code; or
(c) A contract or commercial transaction that is subject to a federal law related to medicaid.
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