Abortion

It's Friday and time for our Reporter Roundtable where we get you up to date on all the news that made headlines this week, including two missing teens in Jefferson County and an update in the Bryan Kohberger murder trial.

Abortion rights advocates will begin collecting signatures Saturday to overturn Idaho’s near-total ban on the procedure, while also protecting access to birth control and IVF.

The Idaho Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Monday that Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador and the Idaho Division of Financial Management must revise the short ballot title and the fiscal impact statement for an initiative that would restore abortion and other reproductive health care access statewide.

The Trump administration this week rescinded an order explaining to hospitals that receive federal funding they must provide abortions to women if needed to stabilize their condition.

We take a deep dive into the latest events surrounding Idaho's abortion laws and what they mean for Gem State hospitals.

State lawmakers introduced a bill Friday to include new exceptions to Idaho’s near total abortion ban, though it will not move forward this year.

It’s Friday, which means it's time for our Reporter Roundtable when Idaho Matters gets you up to date on all the news that made headlines this past week.

The Department of Justice dismissed a Biden-era lawsuit challenging Idaho’s strict abortion ban. St. Luke’s, the state's largest health care provider, anticipated the dismissal and brought its own, similar suit against Idaho’s Attorney General. On Wednesday, it asked a judge for an injunction while the case proceeds through the courts.

According to court documents filed Monday in another lawsuit, the Trump administration is getting ready to dismiss a federal lawsuit against the state of Idaho and its strict abortion ban.

The attorney general, the secretary of state and the head of the Division of Financial Management are being sued for the way they wrote the ballot titles on a 2026 ballot initiative seeking to restore abortion rights in Idaho.