Idaho Voters Reject Referendum to Lift State’s Abortion BanA New York Times article reports that Idaho voters rejected a referendum to repeal the state's abortion ban, which would have also enshrined rights to birth control and fertility treatments. The article describes the ban's toll — in-person abortions nearly vanished and a study found a 35 percent drop in obstetrics physicians — while conservatives said the doctor-flight statistics were overblown and used the ban to drive turnout.