Idaho court allows near-total abortion ban

By Nate Raymond
Updated August 13 2022 - 11:18am, first published 11:13am
Hopes of preventing Idaho's abortion ban from taking effect have been left in tatters. (AP PHOTO)
Hopes of preventing Idaho's abortion ban from taking effect have been left in tatters. (AP PHOTO)

A Republican-backed state law criminalising nearly all abortions has been passed in Idaho after the US Supreme Court overturned the 1973 decision Roe v Wade that had recognised a constitutional right to the procedure.

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