WASHINGTON — National Right to Life (NRLC) celebrated the defeat of Proposition 1 in Idaho, praising voters for rejecting the extreme abortion initiative that threatened the state’s protections for unborn children, their mothers, and parental rights.

“Idaho voters have rejected an extreme initiative funded by coastal elites and delivered a victory for unborn children, their mothers, and parental rights,” said Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life. “They saw through the false ads and false promises of Proposition 1 and confirmed to the nation that Idaho is a pro-life state. Special thanks go to our affiliate, Right to Life of Idaho, and the countless grassroots volunteers who worked to secure this historic victory.”

Proposition 1 would have established a broad statutory right to abortion and opened the door to the removal of nearly all limits on abortion, including parental consent requirements for minors and other widely accepted restrictions.

“Idaho voters saw through a campaign designed to pit women against their unborn babies and recognized that our current laws protect both,” said Emily Naugle, president of Right to Life of Idaho. “Pro-Life advocates came together and fought as though lives depended on it, because they do. They worked tirelessly to expose the truth about Proposition 1. We are relishing this victory and are proud to stand among the many voices who spoke up for the most vulnerable in our society this election.” 

The defeat of Proposition 1 comes as the abortion industry and its financial backers continue to pursue ballot initiatives following the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, which returned the issue of abortion to the people through their elected representatives.

Founded in 1968, the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of affiliates in each of the 50 states, is the nation’s oldest and largest grassroots pro-life organization. National Right to Life works through legislation and education to protect innocent human life from abortion, infanticide, assisted suicide, and euthanasia.