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===Idaho Code and Statutes=== All of Idaho's state laws are contained in the Idaho Code and Statutes. The code is amended through the legislature with the approval of the governor. Idaho still operates under its original (1889) state constitution.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> Idaho has one of the [[Abortion law in the United States by state|strictest abortion laws in the nation]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bendix |first=Aria |date=April 6, 2023 |title=Idaho becomes one of the most extreme anti-abortion states with law restricting travel for abortions |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/health/womens-health/idaho-most-extreme-anti-abortion-state-law-restricts-travel-rcna78225 |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> In April 2023, Idaho became the first state to restrict interstate travel for abortion services.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Elizabeth Nolan |date=2023-04-06 |title=Idaho takes aim at interstate travel for abortion. Health care providers are suing. |url=https://reason.com/2023/04/06/idaho-takes-aim-at-interstate-travel-for-abortion-health-care-providers-are-suing/ |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=Reason.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Staff |date=2023-04-06 |title=Idaho governor signs 'abortion trafficking' bill into law |url=https://apnews.com/article/idaho-abortion-minors-criminalization-b8fb4b6feb9b520d63f75432a1219588 |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=[[Associated Press]] |language=en}}</ref> Nearly all abortions are banned and private citizens can sue abortion providers. The Idaho Supreme Court has ruled there is no constitutional right to abortion. A federal judge ruled in 2022 that doctors cannot be punished for performing an abortion to protect a patient's health.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/us/abortion-laws-roe-v-wade.html Tracking the States Where Abortion Is Now Banned], The New York Times, updated May 10, 2023.</ref> The state abortion laws have led to an outmigration of physicians who specialize in maternal/fetal care.<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/13/us/idaho-abortion-doctors-drain/index.html , Idahoโs murky abortion law is driving doctors out of the state], Randi Kaye, Stephen Samaniego, CNN, May 13, 2023</ref>
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