Idaho is seeking to reinstate a 2023 law that criminalizes assisting minors in crossing state lines for an abortion without parental consent. The law, initially blocked by a judge in November, is now under review by a Ninth Circuit panel. The state's legal representatives argued for the law's revival in the federal appeals court on Tuesday.
9th Circuit Judges Probe Scope of Idaho's 'Abortion Travel Ban' https://t.co/AguOAwUKwQ
A Ninth Circuit panel grappled with an Idaho law that makes it a criminal offense to help minors travel out of state to receive abortions without parental permission. https://t.co/5GCgMAFVsb https://t.co/9enmcCIZ7R
A lawyer for the state of Idaho urged a federal appeals court to revive a 2023 state law making it a crime to help a minor cross state lines for an abortion without her parent's consent, which a lower court judge had blocked in November. https://t.co/or1NRXxsLl