Adkins' fetus had a severe medical condition that meant it would not survive the pregnancy. The illness also put Adkins at risk of developing “mirror syndrome,” a dangerous syndrome that can cause fatally high blood pressure and other issues, she said.

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.

Four women suing over Idaho's strict abortion bans told a judge Tuesday how excitement over their pregnancies turned to grief and fear after they learned their fetuses were not likely to survive to birth — and

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,

Their accounts included heart-wrenching tales of pregnancy complications and fetal anomalies that forced them to seek medical care outside the state.

Four women who were denied abortions in Idaho began testifying on Tuesday in a case that seeks to clarify medical exceptions under the state's near-total ban. CBS News correspondent Nicole Valdes has more.