SEATTLE – The Office of the Idaho Attorney General, with the assistance of attorneys from Alliance Defending Freedom, filed its opening brief Friday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, asking it to stop the Biden-Harris administration from misusing federal law to override Idaho’s Defense of Life Act. Idaho’s law protects the lives of women and their unborn children, preventing doctors from performing abortions unless necessary to save the life of the mother or in cases of rape or incest. 

ADF Chief Legal Counsel Jim Campbell:  “Every human life is valuable, and every baby deserves to be protected. Now Nebraskans will have a meaningful choice on Election Day and the opportunity to preserve life-saving protections for women and unborn children by voting for the Protect Women and Children Amendment. This amendment contrasts with the extreme pro-abortion measure put forth by abortion activists that could remove even the most commonsense protections for women and children, potentially allowing late-term abortions and taxpayer funding of abortions....” 

ADF Legal Counsel Mathew Hoffmann:  “Americans should know that they have the freedom to file civil rights’ litigation to vindicate their constitutional rights without fear of reprisal. No American should face crushing attorney’s fees awards for merely attempting to hold government officials accountable....”