Our state profiles bring you all the key abortion characteristics of your state on one page.
What can you find on this page?
- Abortion Laws: Restrictions + Protections
- Medication Abortion (MAB) by Mail options
- Insurance Coverage
- Ways to pay for your abortion
Abortion Laws: Restrictions and Protections
Abortion is banned in Idaho at any gestational age, with very limited exceptions for rape, incest, or life endangerment. It is illegal to help minors travel out of state for an abortion without the consent of their parent or guardian. However, adults are NOT prohibited from leaving the state to seek abortion care.
| Legal Restrictions of Abortion | Legal Protections of Abortion |
|---|---|
| Abortion is banned in Idaho at any gestational age with the exceptions to save a pregnant person’s life or if the pregnancy is a result of rape and/or incest. | None |
| For cases of rape and/or incest, the incident must be reported to law enforcement and a copy of the report must be presented to the physician. For these cases, abortion is only legal during the first trimester. | |
| Pregnant patients must undergo a mandatory 24-hour waiting period and counseling before proceeding with an abortion. | |
| Private health insurance and state Medicaid coverage of abortion is banned except in very limited circumstances. | |
| Family members of an aborted fetus can sue the healthcare provider that performed an illegal abortion for up to 4 years. There are no protections for ED providers who provide abortion care in an emergency that is later found to be in violation of Idaho’s abortion ban. | |
| Idaho requires an “affirmative defense,” meaning that a provider may need to prove in court that an abortion met criteria for a legal exemption. | |
| Parental consent is required for a minor’s abortion (however, a judge can approve a minor’s request). | |
| It is illegal to help minors leave the state to seek abortion care without the consent of their parent or guardian. | |
| Abortion reporting is required. |
Updated May 2026
https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/state-facts-about-abortion-idaho
Abortion Clinics in Idaho
There are currently no abortion clinics in Idaho.
Abortion options in nearby states:
This is a non-exhaustive list. Check out abortionfinder.org and plancpills.org to research clinics in bordering states and telehealth services that can forward medication abortion to an out-of-state address.
| Oregon | Planned Parenthood Ontario Health Center | 640 SW 4th Avenue, Ontario, OR 97914 | (888) 875 – 7820 Website | Abortion services: Medication abortion up to 11w Procedural abortion up to 13.6w |
| Montana | Planned Parenthood Missoula | 219 East Main Street, Missoula, MT 59802 | (406) 728 – 5490 Website | Abortion services: Medication abortion up to 11w Procedural abortion up to 16w |
| Blue Mountain Clinic | 610 North California Street, Missoula, MT 59802 | (406) 721 – 1646 https://www.bluemountainclinic.org/ | Abortion services: Medication abortion up to 12w Procedural abortion up to 20.6w | |
| Washington | Planned Parenthood Spokane Valley | 12104 E Main Avenue, Spokane Valley, WA 99206 | (866) 904 -7721 Website | Abortion services: Medication abortion up to 11w |
| Planned Parenthood Pullman | 1525 King Drive, Pullman, WA 99163 | (866) 904 – 7721 Website | Abortion services: Medication abortion up to 11w | |
| Utah | Planned Parenthood Metro Health Center | 160 South 1000 East, #120, Salt Lake City, UT 84102 | (801) 257 – 6789 Website | Abortion services: Medication abortion up to 11w Procedural abortion up to 17.6w |
Medication Abortion by Mail
What are your options if you want a medication abortion by mail?
Idaho’s ban on elective abortions includes medication abortions. Obtaining or using abortion pills in Idaho without meeting one of the legal exceptions is considered unlawful. Therefore, shipping abortion pills to an Idaho address is considered risky.
Legalvoice.org recommends shipping abortion pills to the state where you plan on taking them, using a PO box or pickup at a post-office.
Some companies will ship abortion pills to an Idaho address, but it is important that patients understand the risks associated with this option. Learn more at www.mayday.health.
Insurance Coverage
Idaho Medicaid does not cover abortion unless the procedure is necessary to save a person’s life, or the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest. Most private insurance plans do not cover abortion.
Ways to pay for your abortion
The best option for people traveling from Idaho to access abortion is the
Northwest Abortion Access Fund.
Pacific Abortion Project 