Idaho lawmakers pass Texas-style abortion bill that would let potential family members sue

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The House voted Monday to approve the legislation, which is modeled after a Texas law that the U.S. Supreme Court has allowed to remain in place until a court challenge is decided on its merits.

Opponents of the bill have said it's unconstitutional, noting that it takes many women more than six weeks to know that they're pregnant.

Republican Gov. Brad Little last year signed a similar so-called"fetal heartbeat" measure into law. But that one would be enforced by the state and included a trigger provision requiring a favorable federal court ruling somewhere in the country, and that hasn't happened. The new proposed law has a Texas-style private enforcement mechanism that allows for civil lawsuits.

The proposed Idaho law allows the potential father, grandparents, siblings, aunts and uncles of a preborn child to sue an abortion provider for a minimum of $20,000 in damages within four years of the abortion.

 

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So if the man can sue the woman for ending a pregnancy, then can a woman sue the man for causing a pregnancy?

Idaho launched an all out assault on transgender children last week. This week, they try to outdo themselves by hating on women. They’re certainly in the running to be the new armpit of America.

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