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Sunday, April 2nd, 2023

Idaho Poised to Pass First Bill Banning Interstate Travel for Abortion

Author:     Chris Walker
Source:     truthout
Publication Date:     March 29, 2023
 Link: Idaho Poised to Pass First Bill Banning Interstate Travel for Abortion
Stephan:  

I am very seriously concerned about the growing Red state trend debasing the medical care for women and girls. In Idaho, in one city, Sandy Point, a community of 9,000 people, the only hospital in that city has just stopped providing all obstetrical care. Getting an abortion is almost impossible in Idaho, and now they are trying to make it illegal for a girl under 18 to be helped to travel out of state to get one. The result, I predict, is going to be increased death of pregnant girls and women who cannot get the care they need. Frankly, if I were a fertile female I don't think I would choose to live in Idaho, and the same is going to be true in other Red states that will follow the Idaho pattern. So, I think, we are going to see increased maternal mortality in the U.S., and we already have the worst record of any nation amongst the developed nations

Protesters in support of reproductive rights rally on June 27, 2022, in Boise, Idaho.
Credit: Sarah A. Miller / Idaho Statesmen / Tribune News Service / Getty

The Idaho state legislature has forwarded an anti-abortion proposal that would criminalize the transportation of minors to other states for abortion services.

House Bill 242 creates a brand new crime — abortion trafficking — that is defined as the transportation of an Idaho-based minor to another state for an abortion without their parents’ or guardians’ consent. The bill would make so-called abortion trafficking a felony offense that is punishable by two to five years in prison.

The bill was passed earlier this month in the state House of Representatives, and was forwarded this week to the Republican-controlled Senate, where it is expected to pass. Pending any amendments, the bill would then advance to Gov. Brad Little (R), who has consistently backed anti-abortion measures in the state and is likely to sign the bill into law.

If the bill becomes law, Idaho would become the first state in the country to criminalize people who help […]

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2 Comments

  1. John B Alexander on Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 9:13 am

    The implications are far broader. This would mean states can decide when, where, and why one can travel. Clearly unconstitutional (but don’t count on this SCOTUS)

    • Rev. Dean on Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 1:57 pm

      I agree with you, John. We have a constitutional right to travel any where we want to. No one has the right to tell us we cannot drive to wherever we want to go, NO ONE!