Idaho Can Enforce ‘Abortion Trafficking’ Law: Federal Appeals Court

The law prohibits helping a minor obtain an abortion or an abortion-inducing drug.

Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador speaks outside the Supreme Court in Washington, on April 24, 2024. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

Idaho’s law against “abortion trafficking” can be enforced, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Dec. 2.

Groups that challenged the law are unlikely to succeed in their claims that the statute infringes on their First Amendment rights, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled.