BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments from representatives for Planned Parenthood, the state and the Idaho Legislature that will determine how three abortion-related lawsuits will proceed.
The Wednesday procedural hearing didn’t address whether the laws are unconstitutional. Rather, the justices heard arguments to determine whether the cases stay in the Supreme Court, whether the court puts a hold on an abortion ban set to take effect this month and whether the two cases should be consolidated into one.
The hearing addressed two lawsuits filed by Planned Parenthood in recent months. The first challenged an Idaho law that would let certain family members of a fetus sue health care professionals who perform abortions. The second challenged a state law that bans nearly all abortions.
