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Carter Sherman

Idaho mother and son charged with kidnapping over out-of-state abortion

The Idaho state capitol in Boise. Idaho bans almost all abortions.
The Idaho state capitol in Boise. Idaho bans almost all abortions. Photograph: Sarah A Miller/AP

An Idaho mother and son have been charged with second-degree kidnapping for allegedly taking an underage girl across state lines for an abortion without her parents’ knowledge.

Idaho police started investigating Kadyn Swainston and his mother, Rachael Swainston, after the girl’s mother reported to police that her daughter had been sexually assaulted and taken to Oregon for an abortion earlier this year.

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