One of the judges, Carlos T. Bea, a George W. Bush appointee, dissented from the ruling, arguing that because the primary enforcement of the law is by county prosecutors and not the attorney general, the plaintiffs had “sued the wrong person.”

In a state with no exception for rape or incest, anyone caught helping a minor obtain an abortion will face prison time

Idaho can enforce a first-of-its-kind "abortion trafficking" law against those who harbor or transport a minor to get an abortion out of state without parental consent, a federal appeals court ruled on Monday.

A federal appeals court has ruled that most of Idaho’s law that makes it illegal to help minors get an abortion without their parents’ consent can take effect while a lawsuit challenging its constitut

(CN) — A Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Monday mostly rejected a challenge to an Idaho law that makes it a crime for an adult to assist a minor in obtaining an abortion or abortion medication in another state without their parent’s consent.

A panel of federal judges on Monday largely upheld Idaho’s “abortion trafficking” law, a measure passed in the 2023 legislative session meant to punish an adult who helps a minor seek an abortion in another state or obtain medication that will induce an abortion.

Idaho can mostly enforce its first-in-the-nation abortion trafficking ban, minus a section that prohibits individuals from giving minors truthful, not misleading information about abortion, a federal appeals court said Monday.

Testimony continued for a 5th day in an Ada County courtroom, where legal and medical experts debated the implications of Idaho's abortion bans.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has allowed Idaho's abortion trafficking law to be enforced. The plaintiffs in the case, which includes Northwest Abortion Access Fund and The Indigenous Idaho Alliance,