abortion ban proposal down from 15 weeks, and in idaho, governor brad little signed a bill making it a felony to help a minor cross state lines to get an abortion here s part of what the cosponsor of that law told nbc s blayne alexander. it s important the state has an interest to make sure that minors are protected, abortion is illegal in idaho with certain exceptions, and the parents are informed about an abortion that s being pursued on their child s behalf joining me now, planned parenthood president and ceo alexis magill johnson. thanks for being with us so many developments over this week over abortion rights. idaho creating a new felony with this law, abortion trafficking what is the impact this will have for women and girls in the state and for health care providers? well, i mean, thank you, lindsey, for having me here today. the idaho law is just absolutely shameful the governor has signed a bill
in public schools, including discussions around gender, identity and sexuality. this new wave of anti lgbtq legislation many directly targeting that nearly two million transgender people living in the u. s comes at a time when one in four transgender adults so that they have been physically attacked. that s according to the kaiser family foundation. also this morning, idaho s republican governor has now signed a new abortion bill into law. this new law creates a new crime, abortion trafficking and bands, adults from helping miners get an abortion or abortion medication in another state without a parent s consent. the punishment is a minimum of two years, but up to five years in prison abortion rights groups vowing to fight the new law, and the governor says that he signed it the same day that healthcare providers sued the state s attorney general over new abortion guidance of course, months ago. last fall, the biden administration sued idaho over its new tighter abortion restrictions.
pills or bringing minors across state lines for the procedure. it s the first law of its kind in the country supporters say it will fight, quote, abortion trafficking, while opponents say it will harm young women and it promised a legal fight. nbc s ali vitali is covering the law for us from washington walk us through how this law works and whether there s any indication other states will follow suit. s reporter: look, this is certainly the first law of its kind that we ve seen it s exactly the thing that advocates have been concerned about. the ways that states are going to try to restrict and potentially prosecute people who try to go outside the state to get borks care n abortion care. if you are prosecuted for this and found to be guilty of it, you could go to jail for two to five years, and this applies to anyone who helps a minor who s pregnant get an abortion in at state, but it also includes
is full of heavy equipment, bulldozers, excavators, tractors, that sort of thing to assist so we re working through that system, getting the needs in place, and then using those resources in a proper manner all right, sergeant clerk parrott, thanks for taking time out of your busy day. thank you. idaho s governor just signed a new law, the first of its kind creating a new crime of so-called abortion trafficking what it means for young women relying on neighboring states for abortion access. protests in france int intensifying over pension changes passed into law. what we re seeing ahead. you can t always prevent what s going on outside. .that s why qulipta® helps what s going on inside. qulipta® gets right to work. in a 3-month study, qulipta® significantly reduced monthly migraine days. .and the majority of people reduced them by 50 to 100%. qulipta® blocks cgrp a protein believed to be a cause of migraines.