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2024 Certificate of Review Op. Idaho Att'y Gen. 1 (2024)

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                                STATE OFIDAHO
                           OFFICE  OF THE ATTORNEY   GENERAL
                                RAOL R. LABRADOR




                                   September  16, 2024



VIA  HAND DELIVERY
The Honorable  Phil McGrane
Idaho Secretary of State
Statehouse

       RE:    Certificate of Review
              Proposed  Initiative for Adding a  New   Section to Title 39, Idaho  Code,
              Providing for a Right to Reproductive Freedom and Privacy (20 weeks).'

Dear Secretary of State McGrane:

       An initiative petition was filed on August 16, 2024, proposing to amend title 39 of the
Idaho  Code.  Pursuant to Idaho Code  section 34-1809, this office has reviewed the petition
and prepared the following advisory comments.   Given the strict statutory timeframe within
which  this office must review the petition, our review can only isolate areas of concern and
cannot  provide in-depth  analysis of each legal or constitutional issue that may present
problems.  This letter therefore addresses only those matters of substance that are deemed
necessary and  appropriate to address at this time and does not address  or catalogue all
problems  of substance or of form that the proposed initiative may pose under federal or Idaho
law. Idaho  Code § 34-1809(1)(a). Further, under the review statute, the Attorney General's
recommendations   are advisory only, and the petitioners are free to accept or reject them
in whole or in part. Id. § 34-1809(1)(b). This office offers no opinion with regard to the
policy issues raised by the proposed initiative or the potential revenue impact to the state
budget from  likely litigation over the initiative's validity.



1 This proposed initiative petition was submitted at the same time as three other petitions, all submitted by the
same petitioner. Because each proposed initiative is similar in subject matter and intent, they will be
distinguished using the following naming convention: Right to Reproductive Freedom and Privacy (fetal
viability); Right to Reproductive Freedom and Privacy (24 weeks); Right to Reproductive Freedom and Privacy
(20 weeks); and Right to Abortion Under Certain Circumstances.

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