Planned Parenthood Sues To Block Idaho's Texas-Style Abortion Ban

Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit Wednesday to block Idaho’s new abortion ban, which is modeled after a law in Texas that was designed to evade court challenges.

The health care provider’s petition asks the Idaho Supreme Court to block the state law banning abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, which is before many people even know they’re pregnant, before it goes into effect on April 22.

“This law is a cruel overreach by politicians so intent on controlling the lives of their constituents that they’re willing to compromise our constitutional rights and compromise our health...