An attendee at Planned Parenthood's Bans Off Our Bodies rally for abortion rights holds a sign reading "Idaho the women as property state" outside of the Idaho Statehouse in downtown Boise in mid-May 14. Idaho's Constitution does not implicitly enshrine abortion as a fundamental right, the state Supreme Court ruled on Thursday as it dismissed a lawsuit brought by Planned Parenthood.
January 6, 2023
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Idaho court tosses lawsuits aiming to block abortion bans
The Idaho Supreme Court has ruled that the state Constitution does not implicitly enshrine abortion as a fundamental right. The court dismissed lawsuits brought by Planned Parenthood against the governor and leaders of the Legislature that had sought to block the implementation and enforcement of the state’s new abortion bans. The head of Planned Parenthood in the region said the court's ruling created a dark day for the state of Idaho, but abortion foes applauded the decision. A majority of the justices said in the ruling that the state Constitution offers no fundamental right to abortion.