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A federal judge has barred Idaho from enforcing a strict abortion ban in medical emergencies, clearing the way for hospitals to continue treating ectopic pregnancies and other pregnancy-related complications normally for now. Much of the law will still go into effect, but U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill said Wednesday that the state cannot prosecute anyone who is performing an abortion in an emergency medical situation.
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A federal judge says the Idaho Legislature can intervene in the U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit targeting Idaho’s total abortion ban, but only to present evidence about emergency abortions performed in Medicaid-funded emergency rooms. The Justice Department sued Idaho two weeks ago over the state’s strict abortion ban.
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A regional Planned Parenthood organization has filed a third lawsuit over Idaho’s anti-abortion laws and the latest targets the state's ban on abortion for pregnancies beyond six weeks.
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Gina Sequeira is a pediatrician and co-director of Seattle Children’s Gender Clinic. Sequeira says that she started working with trans kids because, as a young queer person, she had many bad interactions with doctors and wanted to be part of the solution.
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An Idaho state lawmaker accused of violating ethics rules by publicizing the name of an alleged rape victim in disparaging social media posts refused to…
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The dream world for Idaho’s ascendant far right is one where state lawmakers run a sovereign nation-state free of federal oversight. It would be a place…
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Idaho cities, counties and local voters will not have the option to approve increases in the minimum wage in the absence of action at the state level. A...
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Idaho lawmakers said amen for public school teachers to use the Bible in classrooms. The Idaho House voted 54-15 Monday to allow religious texts,...
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This winter, the Idaho Legislature has considered a range of what are sometimes called "message bills," introduced to convey dissatisfaction with how...
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Idaho counties could declare federal forestland within their borders to be a "catastrophic public nuisance" under a measure approved by an Idaho...