Idaho Abortion Travel Advice Ban Letter Draws Judge’s Skepticism

Abortion providers and Idaho’s top attorney squared off in federal court Monday over an opinion letter that says the state can prosecute doctors who provide travel advice or assistance to patients.

Judge B. Lynn Winmill of the US District Court for the District of Idaho said that he was leaning in favor of blocking prosecutors from acting on advice from Attorney General Raúl Labrador (R), given in a letter, that the state’s total abortion ban prohibits doctors from telling their patients about traveling to states where abortion is legal. The letter was issued in response to a question from a ...