Idaho abortion ban temporarily blocked weeks before set to take effect

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : The suit was filed on March 30 in Idaho's Supreme Court on behalf of Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawai'i, Alaska, Indiana, Kentucky and Dr. Caitlin Gustafson, a health care provider who performs abortions at Planned Parenthood clinics, according to court documents.
52% : The law would also allow the father, grandparents, siblings, uncles or aunts of the fetus to sue a medical provider that performs the procedure and collect a reward of at least $20,000 for a successful claim filed within four years of an abortion, according to Planned Parenthood.
43% : The court issued a stay on implementation of the bill, set to go into effect on April 22, in a ruling on Friday, more than a week after Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit seeking to reverse the restrictive abortion law.
38% : In its lawsuit, Planned Parenthood asked the court to rule that the bill is "unlawful and unenforceable" and forbid Idaho courts from implementing civil cases as the bill allows.
27% : It also improperly and illegally delegates law enforcement to private citizens, violating the separation of powers and allowing plaintiffs without injury to sue, in violation of the Idaho Constitution," Planned Parenthood said.
26% :Added Rebecca Gibron, the interim CEO of Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawai'i, Alaska, Indiana, Kentucky: "This law is a cruel overreach by politicians so intent on controlling the lives of their constituents that they're willing to compromise our constitutional rights and compromise our health and safety, all in order to ban abortion."

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