About Idaho Chooses Life

“Now choose Life, so that you and your seed may live ….” — Deuteronomy 30:19

Mission Statement

Idaho Chooses Life is a leading voice of the pre-born child in Idaho. Our sole objective is to provide accurate information and resources to mothers, families, health organizations, and elected officials to help them preserve the sanctity of life.

Idaho Chooses Life was founded as a political action committee in 1996 to support pro-Life candidates for public office and to lobby for preborn children at the Idaho Legislature. It remains the only social conservative PAC registered in Idaho. It is our firm belief that every candidate for public office ought to have a pro-Life value system. Respect for the sanctity of human life is a foundational principle of Western Civilization. Without a basic appreciation of the human being's value—no person is qualified to hold public power over others. We seek to support the work of other pro-Life organizations — whether in the Legislature, in pregnancy centers staffed by dedicated volunteers around the state or in our churches. We give glory to God for the miracle of Dobbs and celebrate the fact that the Defense of Life Act is now the law in Idaho. Thousands of babies have already been saved.

But the work is not done. We must redouble our efforts to ensure that every child is welcomed into the human family – not only here in Idaho, but across the land.

A Record of Accomplishment

Idaho Defense of Life Act “Trigger Law”

But our biggest accomplishment was gaining passage of the “Trigger Law” in 2020, which became Idaho’s Defense of Life Act. This is the best pro-Life law in the nation and has saved thousands of babies from destruction … as well as thousands of women from a tragic legacy of abortion. Idaho now is blessed to have the highest birth rate in the nation.

“Noah’s Law” Prenatal Protection

Important progress for Idaho’s prenatal citizens was gained when the Legislature passed “Noah’s Law,” which made it a felony for third parties to harm or kill a child in the womb. At least some preborn children have gained legal recognition as human persons – helping lay the groundwork for over-turning the moral insanity of Roe v. Wade.

Nation’s First Law Against Coerced Abortion

We enacted the nation’s first law making it a crime to coerce a woman or girl into getting an abortion.

Criminalizing Coerced Abortion (2008)

Idaho became the first state in the nation in 2008 to make it a crime to coerce a woman into getting an abortion.

Partial-Birth Abortion Ban (1998)

Idaho Chooses Life helped enact a Ban on Partial Birth Abortions back in 1998. This was the first pro-Life legislation enacted by the Idaho Legislature in over ten years.

Ten-Year Battle for Parental Consent (2007)

For some ten years, Idaho Chooses Life battled the Abortion Lobby to secure a strong Parental Consent Law. That mission was finally accomplished in 2007.

Parental Consent Law Protections

We led the effort to secure a strong Parental Consent Law … protecting babies, teenage girls and families from the deceptions of the Abortion Industry.

Ending Direct Tax Funding of Abortions

Several years ago we led efforts to pass a law which ended direct tax-funding of abortions, and declares that the public policy of Idaho is to prefer live childbirth over abortion.

Protections for Babies with Downs Syndrome

Idaho Chooses Life secured the first legislation protecting babies diagnosed with Downs Syndrome. Parents were given the right to view material about where they might go to get support in meeting this special challenge.

Informing Women About Abortion Risks and Options

Idaho Chooses Life has aggressively pressed the Legislature and Executive Branch to provide women and girls with information about the risks and options to abortion. Real progress has been made and we are committed to reaching out a helping hand to women in need. In 2018, ICL lobbied hard to create a comprehensive system for reporting complications resulting from abortion.

Expanded Medicaid Coverage for New Mothers

We were able to enact expanded Medicaid coverage for mothers following delivery of their babies.

Conscience Rights for Health Care Providers

We led efforts to secure the right of health care providers to refuse to participate in abortions.

Conscience Protections and Anti-Suicide Assistance Law

With the loving and generous support of Idaho’s Pro-Life community, we have fought to gain conscience protections for Idaho’s health care professionals. We helped passed legislation making it a felony to assist another in committing suicide.

COVID Health Care Crisis Patient Protections

We responded to the health care crisis surrounding COVID … when hospitals began rationing health care … by enacting strong patient protections – including giving families the right to appeal any decision to withdraw care for a loved one. During that same period, we fought for the right of family members to personally visit loved ones residing in health care facilities.

Ban on Research Using Aborted Baby Tissue

We enacted a ban on research using tissue harvested from aborted babies.

Opposition to ObamaCare and Planned Parenthood Funding

For a number of years we have fought ObamaCare with its subsidies for abortion and embrace of rationed care for the elderly. We continue to seek its complete repeal, as well as an end to taxpayer support for Planned Parenthood in any form.

We Need Your Help

Will you be the Good Samaritan? We need volunteer help, prayer and financial support, and opportunities to build the movement through speaking engagements at churches and civic groups. If you want to help, you can make online donations here or contact us. We are certain the Lord will richly bless your kindness.