Lawyers for the state called on doctors who said they don’t find the abortion bans confusing – including one who considers hormonal birth control abortive.

Proceedings in the trial challenging Idaho's abortion bans closed on Thursday in Ada County after the plaintiffs rested their case and the defense presented their testimonies.

The battle over the exceptions listed in Idaho's strict abortion laws is now in the hands of an Ada County judge. The week-long trial wrapped up Thursday after both sides put up their rebuttal cases. The trial was filled with lengthy testimony from former ...

The case has drawn national attention to Idaho’s ban, one of the first enacted after the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. As it proceeds, abortion rights advocates are watching to see whether court challenges — including in other Republican-led states,

This is the second week of a trial in Idaho where four women are challenging the state’s abortion laws. Tuesday, a doctor for the plaintiffs testified the language of the laws is narrow and unclear, something the state disputes. Much of the testimony in court has been emotional and hard to listen to.

Testimony continued for a 5th day in an Ada County courtroom, where legal and medical experts debated the implications of Idaho's abortion bans.

The lawsuit against the state in the 4th Judicial District in Ada County was brought by several women and doctors who say the ban has harmed them. Craig said Idaho has an obligation to protect “unborn children” as he outlined the state’s case,