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Nina Shapiro

Idaho abortion 'trafficking' bill opens Pandora's box of questions for Washington

SEATTLE — Don't vacation in Idaho.

That's the advice a Washington-based legal advocacy group is telling some abortion providers because of a just-passed Idaho bill criminalizing "recruiting, harboring or transporting" minors for abortions without parental consent.

That's not because this first-of-its kind bill — which calls such aid to minors "trafficking" and now sits on Idaho Gov. Brad Little's desk — necessarily applies to Washington abortion providers or others who offer care and resources to minors crossing the Idaho border to end their pregnancies.

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