abortion

The DOJ says portions of an Idaho law criminalizing abortion conflicts with federal law. Gov. Brad Little appears confident the state will prevail in a post-Roe legal environment.

About half of OB-GYN residencies are in states where abortion is, or will soon be illegal in most cases. That could mean many future doctors may not have the training to end a non-viable, life-threatening pregnancy.

Abortion providers in Washington say an influx of patients from states that already have – or will soon – ban most abortions has started.

In anticipation clinics have been working to expand telehealth to provide more medication abortions, have been working to make accurate information about abortion more accessible, and increase the number of medical providers who can perform the procedure through a new change in state law.

Idaho’s legislature and attorney general have asked the state Supreme Court to allow a recently approved anti-abortion law to go into effect. The law was stayed by the Idaho Supreme Court after Planned Parenthood sued.

The petition argues that the top Republicans in the state House and Senate don’t believe SB 1309 will receive a strong enough defense from Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden and Governor Brad Little.

Hours before a Wednesday deadline, Idaho Governor Brad Little signed into law two measures that open the door to civil lawsuits based on the state’s abortion restrictions. But he did so with significant doubts about the legality and propriety of one bill.

Washington clinics are already seeing more patients from Texas, where state law allows people to sue anyone who helps someone obtain an abortion, and Idaho, which is considering a law that would allow family members of patients to sue. They expect the influx to grow if the Supreme Court overturns Roe versus Wade.

The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe versus Wade next summer. Washington healthcare providers say they’re already seeing out of state patients seeking the procedure, and anticipate far more if Roe is overturned.

Washington State has long taken patients that couldn’t access an abortion in Idaho, or other restrictive states.If the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe…