DRIGGS — A statewide petition drive to put reproductive rights on Idaho's November ballot enters its final 24 days, and Teton Valley volunteers are collecting signatures at four local businesses through the April 30 deadline.

The initiative, called the Reproductive Freedom and Privacy Act, would restore abortion access through fetal viability, about 24 weeks of pregnancy. It would also protect access to contraception, fertility treatments including IVF, and miscarriage care. If the petition qualifies and voters approve it in November, the measure would override Idaho's near-total abortion ban, Idaho Code § 18-622, which has been in effect since August 2022.

The campaign needs 70,700 verified signatures from at least 18 of Idaho's 35 legislative districts. Organizers set an internal goal of 100,000 to account for signatures that fail verification. Teton Valley News reported roughly 55,000 collected statewide as of April 1, though the Post Register reported 63,000 signatures as of January 18. The Valley Signal could not independently verify a current count.