BOISE, Idaho — With the U.S. Supreme Court on the verge of possibly overturning two landmark abortion rights cases by the end of this month, a trigger law could make nearly all abortions in Idaho illegal just 30 days after the Supreme Court’s decision.
A report from Politico in early May showed a leaked draft opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito, which would strike down the 1973 Roe v. Wade and 1992 Planned Parenthood v. Casey decisions that provided abortion rights. If the Supreme Court overturns the rulings, all abortions in Idaho, aside from pregnancy conceived through rape or incest, would become illegal.
But even ahead of the decision, which could come at any time before the end of June when the court recesses for the summer, Idahoans need to be aware of another issue that infringes upon abortion rights: places that have been labeled “fake abortion clinics” or “fake clinics.”
