One couple took out a loan to cover the out-of-network costs of an abortion and drove eight hours to a hospital in the neighboring state.

In a packed Boise courtroom, Idaho attorney James Craig on Tuesday invoked macabre imagery of abortions as he defended the state’s near-total abortion ban. They’re “gruesome and barbaric medical procedures,

But they lived in Idaho at the time, which has one of the strictest abortion bans in the country. The couple contacted several abortion clinics outside of the state and they were eventually able to get an appointment at a clinic in Seattle,

An Idaho state court is hearing arguments from both sides in Adkins v. State of Idaho, a lawsuit filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights.In September 2023,

The lawsuit against the state in the 4th Judicial District in Ada County was brought by several women and doctors who say the ban has harmed them. Craig said Idaho has an obligation to protect “unborn children” as he outlined the state’s case,

On Day 3 of Adkins v. Idaho, physicians testified about the impact of Idaho's abortion laws on patient care and medical decision-making.

Four women who sued over Idaho's strict abortion ban are in court to make their case for more clarification, and the expansion of some exceptions under the new law. CBS News' Nicole Valdes has more.