In the 11 months since the bans have been in place, Idaho has seen OB-GYNs, nurses, midwives and other staff speak out about these challenges. They’ve made difficult decisions to leave for states where they felt they could practice without the threat of criminal penalties. Multiple hospitals in Idaho have closed maternity units in part … Read more
Idaho has one of the strictest abortion bans in the nation, forcing patients to seek care in neighboring states such as Oregon and Washington, where the procedure is legal. But in April, Idaho lawmakers passed legislation requiring any person under 18 to get permission from a parent or guardian before traveling out of state to … Read more
Ohio Republicans pass a measure that could make it harder to enshrine abortion rights “This is essentially just a way to cheat the system. It is pretty clear this initiative is coming from anti-choice extremists within the Ohio legislature with the goal of finding a way to change the rules so that Ohioans themselves don’t … Read more
Huge swaths of Idaho are likely to become maternity care deserts if providers continue to leave the state, and rural areas are especially vulnerable. Two Idaho maternity wards closed their doors in recent months, and at least one closure was directly related to the abortion ban. Bonner General Health in Sandpoint, Idaho, closed its maternity … Read more
The Iowa Attorney General’s Office has paused its practice of paying for emergency contraception — and in rare cases, abortions — for victims of sexual assault, a move that drew criticism from some victim advocates. Read more at AP via Huffpost
Hours after the vote in Wisconsin, Idaho’s Republican governor, Brad Little signed legislation prohibiting traveling with a minor out of state for an abortion without parental consent. That same day, a Democratic lawmaker in North Carolina announced she was switching parties, giving Republicans a veto-proof majority and raising the prospect of further abortion restrictions in … Read more
Opinion: Idaho’s new abortion law is first to challenge the right to travel If Idaho’s experiment is a success, other threats to the right to travel will be coming. For now, Idaho is targeting people within the state who are directing minors on how to obtain pills or procedures out of state, but other proposals … Read more
After clearing both legislative chambers, Idaho could become the first state in the country, according to Planned Parenthood, to criminally charge those who help pregnant minors get an abortion across state lines without parental consent. Read more at National Public Radio, Inc.
Idaho already has some of the most extreme abortion restrictions on the books, with nearly all abortions banned in the state and an affirmative defense law that essentially asserts any doctor who provides an abortion is guilty until proven innocent. And now Idaho Republicans have set their sights on hindering certain residents from traveling out … Read more
An Idaho hospital has planned to stop delivering babies, with the medical center’s managers citing increasing criminalization of physicians and the inability to retain pediatricians as major reasons. Read more at The Guardian
