Melanie Folwell

Melanie Folwell is a lifelong Idahoan, a mother of two, and the lead organizer with Idahoans United for Women & Families, which successfully qualified its abortion ballot initiative for the November election.

An abortion-rights demonstrator holds a sign in front of the US Supreme Court as the “Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic” case is heard on April 2, 2025.

Should Ballot Initiatives to Protect Reproductive Rights Restrict Abortion in the Third Trimester? Should Ballot Initiatives to Protect Reproductive Rights Restrict Abortion in the Third Trimester?

Melanie Folwell writes that a post-viability limit is the right choice for a citizens' initiative in Idaho, but Erika A. Christensen argues that restrictions are never acceptable....

Aug 24, 2026 / The Debate / Melanie Folwell and Erika A. Christensen

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