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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...

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.

A bill that seeks to criminalize helping minors get an abortion without parental consent has won final passage in Idaho's legislature and is bound for the governor’s desk. The measure would be the first of its kind in the U.S.

If the bill is signed into law, a person who helps a minor obtain an abortion without parental consent could face up to five years in prison.

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 Little.

Idaho lawmakers are considering making it a crime for an adult to help a minor obtain an...

The measure would create a new crime of “abortion trafficking,” barring adults from obtaining abortion pills for a minor and “recruiting, harboring, or transporting the pregnant minor.” To sidestep violating a constitutional right to travel between states, the state law would make illegal only the portion of a trip to an out-of-state abortion provider that takes place in Idaho.

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

The law would be the first of its kind in the U.S. It would make helping a minor get an abortion punishable by two to five years in prison. A sponsor says it protects parental rights. Critics say it would restrict out-of-state abortion access for teens who are unable to go to their parents for help.

Idaho lawmakers are considering making it a crime for an adult to help a minor obtain an...