Idaho pro-life groups are regrouping to go to the legislature and undo what the 9th U.S. Circuit Court has done to pro-life laws.
The case involves a woman who self-aborted in her 6th month of pregnancy with RU-486 obtained through the internet. Police found the baby's body on her front porch. Authorities filed charges against Jennie McCormack but later dropped them. She sued against the ban on self-abortion and a new law banning late term abortions.
David Ripley of Idaho Chooses Life tells OneNewsNow she was denied the standing to fight against the fetal pain bill regarding late term abortions.
"The problem for the pro-life movement, however, is that both at the federal district court level and at the 9th Circuit we've gotten some serious setback in terms of regulating first trimester abortions. Most of that statute in Idaho has been wiped out by both courts."
Plus, the ruling could open the door for another approach to abortions in the state.
"Planned Parenthood across the country has been trying to get into the tele-med abortion business so that they can do remote control abortions over the internet-- prescribe RU-486, and the woman can basically self-abort using RU-486."
That violates the Food and Drug Administration guidelines for use of the drug. Ripley is working with other pro-life groups to approach lawmakers with proposals to remedy both problems.