We felt like we were being made refugees, medical refugees,” said Jennifer Adkins, one of the plaintiffs in the case.

The hearing marked the start of arguments in Adkins v. State of Idaho, a lawsuit filed in September 2023 by the Center for Reproductive Rights. The case represents four Idaho women denied abortions despite facing serious pregnancy complications, two Idaho physicians, and the Idaho Academy of Family Physicians, a medical association.

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,

Four women who are suing the state of Idaho after they were denied abortions will testify about their experiences. The case challenges Idaho's abortion ban and seeks clarity about exceptions.

An Idaho court will hear arguments on Tuesday in a lawsuit over the state’s near-total ban on abortion—one of the strictest laws in the country.