Idaho Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Abortion Ban Modeled Off Texas Law

Idaho Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Abortion Ban Modeled Off Texas Law
An ultrasound machine sits next to an exam table in an examination room at Whole Woman's Health of South Bend in South Bend, Ind., on June 19, 2019. Scott Olson/Getty Images
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The Idaho Supreme Court has temporarily blocked the implementation of a new abortion law in the state that has an enforcement mechanism modeled on an abortion ban in Texas, enabling the law to be enforced through private citizens filing lawsuits against abortion providers.

The abortion ban was signed into law on March 23, making Idaho the first state to enact legislation modeled after Texas’s ban.

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