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April 7, 2023

Idaho Enacts "Abortion Trafficking" Law That Bans Helping Minors Get an Out-of-State Abortion
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Idaho Republican Governor Brad Little has signed a bill criminalizing
the act of helping someone under the age of 18 obtain an abortion in
another state without parental consent. It's the first so-called
abortion trafficking law passed in the U.S. and carries penalties of two
to five years in prison. Alexis Mc Gill Johnson, president of Planned
Parenthood Federation, said, "The law will isolate young people and put
them in danger, including those who are in abusive situations."

Meanwhile, in New Mexico, Democratic Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham
signed a bill shielding abortion providers from prosecution,
disciplinary action or extradition attempts by other states.


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