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| Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul (D) |
Idaho's HB 242 prohibits abortion on a minor without notifying the minor's parents or guardians. Further, it prohibits adults from transporting a pregnant minor on Idaho's roads for the purpose of concealing an abortion from the minor's parents or guardians. The law protects girls from predators who would take girls to pro-abortion states to pay for abortions and hide their crimes.
The law does not prohibit interstate travel for abortion. It only prohibits 3rd parties from transporting minors within the boundaries of Idaho if the intent is to conceal abortion from the minor's parents or guardians. This detail has been largely misrepresented by the media and pro-abortion activists, including pro-abortion Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
“We, unfortunately, continue to see increased efforts in other states to restrict access to or criminalize abortion. It’s not enough for these anti-abortion states to ban access within their own borders. Idaho’s law is an unconstitutional attempt to chill access to abortion in safe haven states, like Illinois,” Raoul said in a press release. “Illinois proudly protects reproductive health care as a fundamental right. I will continue to challenge any actions that attempt to curtail access to lawful health care in Illinois and across the country.”
Raoul and other pro-abortion Attorneys General are attempting to protect abortion businesses in pro-abortion states; even at the expense of young victims of sexual violence.
