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ID Opinion 91-1 February 1, 1991

What does Idaho AG Opinion 91-1 (state's compelling interest in protecting potential human life from fetal drug abuse) say?

Short answer: Idaho AG Opinion 91-1 addressed the state's claimed interest in protecting potential human life from fetal drug abuse against a woman's privacy interest. The Idaho AG now links a vLex Fastcase copy whose notice bars distribution or reproduction outside the customer's business context, so its full text is not reproduced here.

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Opinion 91-1

State's compelling interest in protecting potential human life from fetal drug abuse will override woman's interest in personal privacy and permit some degree of state intervention.

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