Federal trial starts for Idaho doctor seeking medical exemptions to abortion ban

By: Kyle Pfannenstiel

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: June 9, 2026

Words: 1,095

Last Updated: 3 days, 4 hours ago

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Since Idaho’s abortion bans took effect almost four years ago, an Idaho doctor says he’s had to send patients out of state for medically necessary abortions for a range of pregnancy complications under which he used to be able to provide abortions.

Dr. Stacy Seyb, who treats high-risk pregnancies as a maternal fetal medicine specialist, answered questions under oath on the first trial day of his federal lawsuit seeking medical exceptions to Idaho’s near-total abortion …

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