Two advocacy groups and an attorney who works with sexual assault victims are suing Idaho over a new law that makes it a felony to help minors get an abortion without their parents’ consent.

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Two advocacy groups and an attorney who works with sexual assault victims are suing Idaho over a new law that makes it illegal to help minors get an abortion without their parents’ consent.

Violating the law is a felony, punishable by at least two and up to five years in prison.

They contend the law is overly vague and violates both their First Amendment right to discuss abortion with minors and their Fourth Amendment right to travel freely between states.

“Ignoring that some of the minors may seek an abortion because they were sexually abused by a parent or guardian, that they have consulted with trusted adults who support their position, or that they are actual victims of human trafficking,” the Legislature instead tried to stop pregnant minors from crossing state lines for care, the plaintiffs wrote in the lawsuit.

Abortion remains legal in the neighboring states of Washington, where no parental consent is required, and Oregon, where people over age 15 can get abortions without parental consent.

There are minors who cannot or do not have access to their parents.
  • CherenkovBlue@iusearchlinux.fyi
    12·
    1 year ago

    Can I just please ask that we change the tone of how these kinds of articles are discussed in Lemmy vs Reddit? I live in ID, and we basically are run as a state by a small group of GOP extremists because they have managed to manipulate the primary system and related machinery to push them to win. There are a LOT of people in this state who are normal folks and not extremists.

    It was disheartening on Reddit when there was this broad brush of “fuck em, they are all subhuman idiots” when these stories come up. We need help to overthrow this minority extremist rule, not condemnation and abandonment. There ARE efforts pushing back, like Reclaim Idaho and this lawsuit and the state Democratic party energizing.

    So, please. Remember the human, and work with us to help turn Idaho purple again, and help the people impacted by the stupid Legislature - women, children, LGBTQ, etc.

  • SeaJ@lemm.eeOP
    91·
    1 year ago

    Good ol’ party of small government legislating against things that do not even happen in their jurisdiction.

  • Rhoeri
    81·
    1 year ago

    All the conservative cowards need to sued over this nonsense.