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Senator Shippey asks to print proposal to apply equal-protection language to preborn children; committee agrees to print
Summary
Senator Brandon Shippey presented a draft 'Idaho Prenatal Equal Protection Act' (RS31837) asking the legislature to recognize preborn children as persons under Idaho law. The committee voted to send the request to print for further consideration.
Senator Brandon Shippey presented RS31837, described as the "Idaho Prenatal Equal Protection Act," to the Senate State Affairs Committee, asking the panel to print the draft for further consideration. The senator said the bill’s intent is to recognize preborn children as persons under state law and to apply homicide protections starting at fertilization.
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