Idaho's 'abortion trafficking' law mostly can be enforced as lawsuit proceeds, court rules
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday ruled that most of Idaho's first-in-the-nation law that makes it illegal to help minors get an abortion without the consent of their parents can take effect while a lawsuit challenging its constitutionality continues.
The decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the statute's prohibition on helping a minor get an abortion by harboring and transporting them with the intent to conceal the procedure from the minor's parents is likely to be found constitutional and can be enforced.
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