New bill would criminalize 'trafficking of minors' to receive abortions in or outside of Idaho

[RandySF]

A bill that would add the act of transporting, recruiting or harboring minors to seek an abortion to Idaho’s criminal human trafficking law was introduced in the House State Affairs Committee on Tuesday by Rep. Barbara Ehardt, R-Idaho Falls.

The bill also gives Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador the authority and “sole discretion” to prosecute a person for violating any section of the section of law around human trafficking or abortion if the prosecuting attorney in the respective county refuses to bring charges.

Idaho’s abortion ban applies to any stage of pregnancy, with affirmative defenses for cases of rape and incest with an accompanying police report and if an abortion is necessary to save the pregnant person’s life.

House Bill 98 would specifically apply to instances of transporting children under the age of 18 to receive an illegal abortion in Idaho or an abortion in a state where the practice is legal, as it is in border states like Oregon and Washington. Abortion is also permitted in up to 18 weeks of pregnancy in Utah while the state’s trigger law is under consideration by the courts.

The bill states that those who recruit, harbor or transport pregnant minors “with the intent to deprive the pregnant minor’s parents of knowledge of, and to procure, a criminal abortion” would be in violation of the law and subject to two to five years in prison.





https://idahocapitalsun.com/2023/02/07/new-bill-would-criminalize-trafficking-of-minors-to-receive-abortions-in-or-outside-of-idaho/

[Freethinker65]

1. So she can drive herself? Will Idaho still allow females under 18 to drive?

[TheRealNorth]

2. Shithole Fascist State

Only known for neonazi militias and potatoes. The only reason people move there is because the land is so cheap because noone else wants to live there.

I mean, at least Florida can claim to have nice weather in the winter months.

I hope any remaining liberals can move and escape that state before they criminalize bring a Democrat.

[VMA131Marine]

3. This seems to allow a parent to take a pregnant minor for an abortion

out of state but, what if the parents don’t agree on what to do? If one parent does this and the other objects can the parent that facilitated the abortion be charged? This is another reason the state should not be involved.

[onecaliberal]

4. So what are they going to do stop traffic and give every woman a pregnancy test? This is Hitler

bullshit.