Idaho Abortion ‘Trafficking’ Ban Gets Halted by Federal Judge

Idaho can’t enforce a law that makes it illegal for reproductive rights advocates to help underage people get abortions without their parents’ consent, a federal court said.

In separate opinions Wednesday, Magistrate Judge Debora K. Grasham, of the US District Court for the District of Idaho, granted a preliminary injunction against the state and mostly denied its motion to dismiss the suit.

Idaho’s law represents an aspect of the abortion question that’s been getting a lot of attention lately—whether states that have banned the procedure within in their own borders can prevent people from traveling to states where it’s still ...