Coverage dated March 28, 2023 to March 31, 2023

Idaho Passes Bill Criminalizing Helping Minors Obtain Abortions Without Parental Consent

Headline from NBC Los Angeles, from the development of Mar 31, 2023

Newest development Apr 1, 2023 · 3 reportsIdaho abortion 'trafficking' bill opens Pandora's box of questions for Washington

Anyone convicted of breaking the law would face two to five years in prison and could also be sued by the minor’s parent or guardian.

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Developments in this update

4 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Idaho Abortion Bill Could Be First Ban On Interstate Travel For Procedure

    Headline from Forbes ·

  2. Bill to criminalize help for Idaho minors’ abortions passes

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

  3. Names this update

    Idaho Passes Bill Criminalizing Helping Minors Obtain Abortions Without Parental Consent

    Headline from NBC Los Angeles ·

  4. Newest

    Idaho abortion 'trafficking' bill opens Pandora's box of questions for Washington

    Headline from The Brunswick News ·

Reports & sources

53 articles, oldest first.

  1. Truthout

    Idaho Poised to Pass First Bill Banning Interstate Travel for Abortion (opens Truthout)

    Published

    Truthout's feed description

    Abortion advocates say the ban would be especially devastating for pregnant minors in abusive homes.

  2. Forbes

    Idaho Abortion Bill Could Be First Ban On Interstate Travel For Procedure (opens Forbes)

    Published

    Forbes's feed description

    The bill would make it a felony for people to transport minors for abortions without their parents’ consent.

  3. Seattle Times

    Idaho law could criminalize helping minors get abortions (opens Seattle Times)

    Published

    Seattle Times's feed description

    Idaho lawmakers are considering making it a crime for an adult to help a minor obtain an abortion without parental consent.

  4. Idaho Capital Sun

    Planned Parenthood vows legal action against Idaho’s abortion trafficking bill if passed (opens Idaho Capital Sun)

    Published

    Idaho Capital Sun's feed description

    Planned Parenthood has vowed legal action if a new Idaho law passes that would criminalize helping a minor seek an abortion.

  5. KTVB Boise

    Amended 'abortion trafficking' bill passes in Idaho Senate (opens KTVB Boise)

    Published

    KTVB Boise's feed description

    Lawmakers call it "abortion trafficking" if someone helping the pregnant minor conceals it from that person's parents.

  6. Fox News

    Idaho lawmakers consider criminalizing adults who help minors get abortions (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    Lawmakers in Idaho consider banning adults from helping minors receive an abortion. The measure would establish a new crime called “abortion trafficking."

  7. The Oregonian

    Idaho passes 1st in nation bill to make it a crime to help a minor get an abortion (opens The Oregonian)

    Published

    The Oregonian's feed description

    The measure creates the crime of 'abortion trafficking' and bars adults from obtaining abortion pills for a minor or 'recruiting, harboring or transporting a pregnant minor' without the consent of the parent or guardian.

  8. KREM Spokane

    Idaho's 'abortion trafficking' bill heads to governor's desk (opens KREM Spokane)

    Published

    KREM Spokane's feed description

    Lawmakers call it "abortion trafficking" if someone helping the pregnant minor conceals it from that person's parents.

  9. WHNT

    Idaho bill would ban ‘abortion trafficking’ if passed (opens WHNT)

    Published

    WHNT's feed description

    A bill in Idaho would make it a crime for an adult to aid a minor in undergoing an abortion or obtaining abortion pills across state lines with the intent to conceal their purpose from the minor’s …

  10. East Idaho News

    Idaho legislators pass contentious bill that adds clarification language to abortion ban (opens East Idaho News)

    Published

    East Idaho News's feed description

    BOISE (Idaho Capital Sun) — Although nearly every person who spoke acknowledged it was inadequate, Idaho’s House Republicans voted nearly unanimously to pass a bill meant to help ease physicians’ fears about being prosecuted under Idaho’s abortion laws while providing care.

  11. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Idaho lawmakers pass bill that would criminalize helping minors get abortions without parental consent (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

    Published

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    Idaho lawmakers pass bill that would criminalize helping minors get abortions without parental consent.

  12. MyNorthwest

    Bill to criminalize help for Idaho minors’ abortions passes (opens MyNorthwest)

    Published

    MyNorthwest's feed description

    BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A bill that would criminalize helping minors obtain an abortion without parental consent won final passage in Idaho's legislature on

  13. NBC Los Angeles

    Idaho Passes Bill Criminalizing Helping Minors Obtain Abortions Without Parental Consent (opens NBC Los Angeles)

    Published

    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Anyone convicted of breaking the law would face two to five years in prison and could also be sued by the minor’s parent or guardian.

  14. Governing

    “It is unnecessary and unneeded and further shackles young girls who are in trouble.” (opens Governing)

    Published

    Governing's feed description

    Idaho state Senate Minority Leader Melissa Wintrow, regarding a bill that would make it a criminal offense to help pregnant minors get an abortion across state lines without parental consent; if convicted, the penalty could be two to five years in prison. Supporters of the bill call the potential…

  15. Fox News

    Idaho bill that would criminalize helping minors to get abortions goes to governor’s desk (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    Idaho’s state legislature approved a bill barring adults from helping pregnant minors get an abortion without parental consent. The measure will head to Gov. Brad Little.

  16. CBS News

    Bill making it a crime to help minors get abortions passes in Idaho. It's the first of its kind in the nation. (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    It's the first of its kind in the nation and covers cases where parents haven't given their consent. Among other things it seeks to restrict travel by creating the crime of "abortion trafficking."

  17. Idaho Capital Sun

    Nation’s first interstate abortion ban bill awaits Idaho governor’s signature (opens Idaho Capital Sun)

    Published

    Idaho Capital Sun's feed description

    Idaho Senate Republicans passed a bill making it a crime to take a minor out of state for abortion care without parental permission.

  18. The Week

    What makes Idaho's 'abortion trafficking' bill a next-level restriction (opens The Week)

    Published

    The Week's feed description

    A new bill working its way through the Idaho legislature could make the simple act of driving a child to the post office illegal

  19. The Guardian

    Idaho’s abortion travel ban is incredibly cruel | Moira Donegan (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    Republicans are seeking to restrict women and girls’ right to travel by criminalizing friends and family who would help them

  20. Michigan Advance

    Planned Parenthood vows legal action against Idaho’s abortion trafficking bill if passed ⋆ Michigan Advance (opens Michigan Advance)

    Published

    Michigan Advance's feed description

    The leadership of Planned Parenthood Great Northwest says there will “absolutely be a legal battle” over a proposed new law that aims to restrict a minor’s ability to travel for abortion care if it is passed by the Idaho Senate this week. House Bill 242, sponsored by Rep.

  21. Wall Street Journal

    Idaho Legislature Votes to Restrict Abortion Travel by Minors (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    The bill is one of the first efforts by Republican lawmakers to address cross-border travel to obtain the procedure.

  22. KOIN

    Idaho bill passes to criminalize help for minors’ abortions (opens KOIN)

    Published

    KOIN's feed description

    A bill that would criminalize helping minors obtain an abortion without parental consent won final passage in Idaho’s legislature on Thursday and is headed to the desk of Republican Gov. Brad…

  23. Jezebel

    Idaho Set to Create New Crime of 'Abortion Trafficking' (opens Jezebel)

    Published

    Jezebel's feed description

    To get around the federally protected right to travel, this bill will criminalize the in-state part of traveling to an out-of-state abortion provider.

  24. Seattle Times

    Why WA abortion providers are being told not to visit Idaho (opens Seattle Times)

    Published

    Seattle Times's feed description

    A legal advocacy group issued that advice after Idaho passed a bill that criminalizes aiding minors seeking abortions without parental consent, calling it "trafficking."

  25. The Brunswick News

    Idaho abortion 'trafficking' bill opens Pandora's box of questions for Washington (opens The Brunswick News)

    Published

    The Brunswick News's feed description

    SEATTLE — Don't vacation in Idaho. That's the advice a Washington-based legal advocacy group is telling some abortion providers because of a just-passed Idaho bill criminalizing "recruiting, harboring or transporting"

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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