John and Jennifer Adkins (center) stand in front of the Ada County Courthouse after a hearing in response to the state’s motion to dismiss their lawsuit challenging the scope of the medical exceptions in the state’s abortion ban. The lawsuit, Adkins v. Idaho, was filed in September after Adkins had to seek an abortion in Oregon because Idaho has a near-total ban on abortions without exceptions provided to preserve the health of the pregnant patient, only to prevent their dea…
December 15, 2023
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Idaho women, physicians file suit over abortion law
Adkins v. Idaho was filed in September on behalf of physicians, women denied abortion
An Ada County judge said Thursday he will decide within the next month whether to dismiss a lawsuit filed by four women and two physicians against the state of Idaho challenging the scope of the medical exceptions in the state’s abortion ban. The Idaho Academy of Family Physicians, an organization of more than 650 physicians across the state, is also a plaintiff in the case.