Idaho bill would ban minors from travel for abortions without parental consent

Helping a minor cross state lines to terminate a pregnancy without her parents' consent would become a crime punishable by up to five years in prison under a bill passed Thursday by Idaho's Republican-dominated legislature.

The bill would also allow a man who impregnates a woman - including rapists - as well as other family members to sue abortion providers.

If signed by Republican Governor Brad Little, the legislation would be the first of its kind in the country, according to the abortion provider Planned Parenthood, which has said it would challenge the ban in court.

State Representative Barbara Ehardt, a Republican sponsor of the bill, said at a committee hearing this week that the bill "gives us the tools to go after those who would subvert a parent's right to be able to make those decisions in conjunction with their child," according to the Idaho Capital Sun.