Idaho governor signs law banning adults from helping minors get abortions

Abortion trafficking' law mandates up to five years in prison for acting without parental consent even when child has been raped

The Republican governor of Idaho, Brad Little, signed a bill into law on Wednesday that makes it illegal for an adult to help a minor get an abortion without parental consent.

The law is the first of its kind in the US, creating a new crime of abortion trafficking", barring adults from obtaining abortion pills for a minor or recruiting, harboring or transporting the pregnant minor" without the consent of the minor's parent or guardian.