This story has been updated to include a statement from the attorney representing the plaintiffs. A panel of federal judges on Monday largely upheld Idaho’s “abortion trafficking” law, a measure passed in the 2023 legislative session meant to punish an adult who helps a minor seek an abortion in another state or obtain

A federal appeals court has ruled that Idaho can enforce its abortion travel ban, which prohibits minors from traveling out of state for abortions without parental consent. The decision Monday by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a 2023 decision that had blocked the law on First Amendment grounds.

A federal appeals court substantially resurrected Idaho’s “abortion trafficking” law that makes it a crime to help a minor cross state lines for an abortion without parental consent. In 2023, Idaho adopted HB 242,