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University of Idaho releases memo warning employees that promoting abortion is against state law
https://idahocapitalsun.com/2022/09/26/university-of-idaho-releases-memo-warning-employees-that-promoting-abortion-is-against-state-law/University of Idaho releases memo warning employees that promoting abortion is against state law
Guidance is meant to help employees navigate ‘challenging law,’ university says
BY: KELCIE MOSELEY-MORRIS - SEPTEMBER 26, 2022 6:10 PM
The University of Idaho has warned its employees not to provide reproductive health counseling, including abortion, to their students or they may risk losing their jobs or criminal prosecution.
According to a memo the university’s general counsel sent to all employees Friday, Idaho law prohibits university employees from promoting, counseling or referring someone for an abortion, and prohibits the institution from dispensing drugs classified as emergency contraception except in cases of rape. The memo was intended to help UI staff understand the complexity of the law.
The memo primarily focused on a law passed in the 2021 session of the Idaho Legislature prohibiting public funds from being used to “procure, counsel in favor, refer to or perform an abortion.” The University of Idaho and other public schools across Idaho are subject to the law since they are state-funded institutions.
The guidance says UI employees cannot dispense birth control to students under the Idaho law.
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Guidance is meant to help employees navigate ‘challenging law,’ university says
BY: KELCIE MOSELEY-MORRIS - SEPTEMBER 26, 2022 6:10 PM
The University of Idaho has warned its employees not to provide reproductive health counseling, including abortion, to their students or they may risk losing their jobs or criminal prosecution.
According to a memo the university’s general counsel sent to all employees Friday, Idaho law prohibits university employees from promoting, counseling or referring someone for an abortion, and prohibits the institution from dispensing drugs classified as emergency contraception except in cases of rape. The memo was intended to help UI staff understand the complexity of the law.
The memo primarily focused on a law passed in the 2021 session of the Idaho Legislature prohibiting public funds from being used to “procure, counsel in favor, refer to or perform an abortion.” The University of Idaho and other public schools across Idaho are subject to the law since they are state-funded institutions.
The guidance says UI employees cannot dispense birth control to students under the Idaho law.
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