A Republican-led Idaho House bill would establish the new crime of “abortion trafficking,” which would limit minors’ ability to travel for an abortion without parental consent, even in states where the procedure is legal.
that a shortage of pediatricians and decreasing number of deliveries also contributed to its decision, which came after trigger laws banned nearly all abortions following the repeal of“The Idaho Legislature continues to introduce and pass bills that criminalize physicians for medical care nationally recognized as the standard of care,” the hospital said in the news release.Idaho is among the states with the strictest abortion laws in the nation.
The Idaho bill blocking interstate travel for an abortion is not the first time the issue has come up for a vote. In 2005, Nevada Sen. John Ensign introduced a bill that would have banned “taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions.” While the proposal found support from President George W.
The proposal has been met by criticism from Democrats, health-care professionals and abortion rights supporters. Among them is Mistie DelliCarpini-Tolman, the Idaho state director for Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates, who argued to lawmakers that while “a majority of young people facing an unexpected pregnancy do involve their parents in their decision-making,” there are situations where that’s not possible.
“It is disappointing that Idaho lawmakers are encouraging lawsuits, many frivolous and harmful to young women,” the Democrat said. Since Republicans outnumber Democrats in the state legislature by a ratio of nearly 4 to 1, the bill is widely expected to pass the state Senate once the amendments are filed in the state House.Roe v. Wade and abortion access in America
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