Democrats want clarity on North Dakota abortion law trigger
2 years, 5 months ago

Democrats want clarity on North Dakota abortion law trigger

Associated Press  

BISMARCK, N.D. — Two North Dakota Democratic lawmakers on Monday called for an attorney general’s opinion on the state’s abortion restrictions, saying clarity in needed to ensure care is not denied in or delayed in emergency situations. The request to Attorney General Drew Wrigley comes after a North Dakota judge last week put on hold the state’s trigger law banning abortion while a lawsuit moves forward that argues it violates the state constitution, ruling that the attorney general had prematurely calculated the date when the ban should take effect. Hanson said a formal attorney general’s opinion may “resolve the conflicts and inconsistencies in abortion-related state laws that no doubt will create confusion for medical and legal professionals.” Hanson said. “The last thing we want is for a health care provider to hesitate in a medical crisis because they face potential legal jeopardy.” North Dakota’s law would make abortion illegal in the state except in cases of rape, incest and the life of the mother.

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Abortions are up in the US. The data paints a complicated picture
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Abortions are up in the US. The data paints a complicated picture

Associated Press  

Abortion has become slightly more common despite bans or deep restrictions in most Republican-controlled states, and the legal and political fights over its future are not over yet. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Overturning Roe and enforcing abortion bans has changed how woman obtain abortions in the U.S. “Abortion bans don’t actually …

A Missouri judge says the state’s abortion ban isn’t enforceable, ensuring legal abortions
3 weeks, 5 days ago

A Missouri judge says the state’s abortion ban isn’t enforceable, ensuring legal abortions

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A judge ruled Friday that …

A judge says Missouri’s abortion ban isn’t enforceable, but there’s no start date for abortions
3 weeks, 5 days ago

A judge says Missouri’s abortion ban isn’t enforceable, but there’s no start date for abortions

Associated Press  

— A judge ruled Friday that Missouri’s near-total abortion ban is unenforceable under a new constitutional amendment, though Planned Parenthood said the decision is still not sufficient for it to resume providing abortions in the state. Jackson County Circuit Court Judge Jerri Zhang said the abortion ban “is directly at odds” with a constitutional amendment creating a right to abortion …

Idaho’s strict abortion ban faces scrutiny in federal appeals court hearing
1 month ago

Idaho’s strict abortion ban faces scrutiny in federal appeals court hearing

Associated Press  

PASADENA, Calif. — A federal appeals court scrutinized the impact of Idaho’s strict abortion ban on emergency medical care on Tuesday, weighing whether the ban criminalizing abortions should be enforceable in life- and health-threatening situations. Circuit Court of Appeals panel of 11 judges to urgently lift the injunction preventing the state from enforcing its abortion ban in emergency room settings, …

Federal court rules Idaho can enforce so-called 'abortion trafficking' law
1 month, 1 week ago

Federal court rules Idaho can enforce so-called 'abortion trafficking' law

Raw Story  

Nearly two years after it was first proposed by Republican lawmakers, an Idaho law that, as one rights advocate said, essentially "traps" people in the state to stop them from getting abortion care, was permitted to go into effect on Monday after a federal appeals court ruling. The appeals court on Monday found that the "recruitment" portion of the law …

'Worried': Experts concerned as Texas board declines to investigate abortion ban deaths
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Worried': Experts concerned as Texas board declines to investigate abortion ban deaths

Raw Story  

The Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee revealed this week that it will not be reviewing any cases that occurred over the last two years — which just happen to be the years when Texas's strict anti-abortion law went into effect. The Washington Post reports that the move by the committee is "leaving any potential deaths related to abortion …

Judge Strikes Down Wyoming Laws Banning Abortion, Abortion Pills
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Judge Strikes Down Wyoming Laws Banning Abortion, Abortion Pills

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A state judge on Monday struck down Wyoming’s overall ban on abortion and its first-in-the-nation explicit prohibition on the use of medication to end pregnancy in line with voters in yet more states voicing support for abortion rights. One Wyoming law that Owens said violated women’s rights under the state constitution bans abortion except …

Judge strikes down Wyoming abortion laws, including an explicit ban on pills to end pregnancy
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Judge strikes down Wyoming abortion laws, including an explicit ban on pills to end pregnancy

Associated Press  

— A state judge on Monday struck down Wyoming’s overall ban on abortion and its first-in-the-nation explicit prohibition on the use of medication to end pregnancy in line with voters in yet more states voicing support for abortion rights. One Wyoming law that Owens said violated women’s rights under the state constitution bans abortion except to protect to a pregnant …

Judge strikes down Wyoming abortion laws, including its explicit ban on pills to end pregnancy
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Judge strikes down Wyoming abortion laws, including its explicit ban on pills to end pregnancy

LA Times  

Mifepristone, a medication used in combination to end a pregnancy, was banned under a law struck down by a state judge in Wyoming. A state judge this week struck down Wyoming’s overall ban on abortion and its first-in-the-nation explicit prohibition on the use of medication to end pregnancy. One Wyoming law that Owens said violated women’s rights under the state …

Women suing over Idaho’s abortion ban describe dangerous pregnancies, becoming ‘medical refugees’
2 months ago

Women suing over Idaho’s abortion ban describe dangerous pregnancies, becoming ‘medical refugees’

Associated Press  

BOISE, Idaho — 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 how they had to leave the state to get abortions amid fears that pregnancy complications would put their own health in …

Abortion opponents prepare to undermine just-passed ballot measures
2 months ago

Abortion opponents prepare to undermine just-passed ballot measures

Politico  

While President-elect Donald Trump and other Republicans campaigned on a promise to leave abortion policy to the states, Students for Life is lobbying allies on Capitol Hill to ban telehealth prescriptions of abortion pills and slash funding for colleges and universities that provide abortion pills through student health centers. “The federal government has a sacred duty to protect the right …

How abortion access map has been dramatically redrawn across US - after shock twists in deep red states
2 months, 1 week ago

How abortion access map has been dramatically redrawn across US - after shock twists in deep red states

Daily Mail  

It wasn't just Donald Trump or Kamala Harris on the ticket last night - there were also important referendums on abortion. Experts say yesterday's ballot measures were similarly surprising, we look at how all 10 states voted below: Missouri - allowed up to 24 weeks In The Show-Me State, when Roe v. Wade was overturned, a 2019 law that banned …

The Catholic father-son duo fighting for abortion rights in South Dakota
2 months, 2 weeks ago

The Catholic father-son duo fighting for abortion rights in South Dakota

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. We all got together, drafted the amendment, filed it and started collecting signatures.” On …

Commentary: A second Trump administration could make abortion restrictions even worse
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Commentary: A second Trump administration could make abortion restrictions even worse

LA Times  

Mitzi Rivas, left, hugs her daughter Maya Iribarren during an abortion-rights protest at City Hall in San Francisco following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade in June 2022. Since the Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling returning the decision on abortion to the states, nearly half enacted abortion bans, some of which have prevented women from getting emergency abortions …

Tennessee judges say doctors can't be disciplined for providing emergency abortions
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Tennessee judges say doctors can't be disciplined for providing emergency abortions

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A three-judge panel on Thursday …

In 'win for reproductive freedom,' North Dakota judge strikes down abortion ban
4 months ago

In 'win for reproductive freedom,' North Dakota judge strikes down abortion ban

Raw Story  

Two days after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump claimed that "every Democrat, every Republican, liberal, conservative" wanted the federal right to abortion care to be overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, a North Dakota judge became the latest on Thursday to strike down a state-level abortion ban, saying it violated residents' constitutional rights. Meetra Mehdizadeh, a staff attorney at CRR, …

North Dakota judge strikes down the state’s abortion ban
4 months ago

North Dakota judge strikes down the state’s abortion ban

LA Times  

A state judge struck down North Dakota’s ban on abortion Thursday, saying that the state constitution creates a fundamental right to access abortion before a fetus is viable. The judge acknowledged in his ruling that in the past, the North Dakota courts had relied on federal court precedents on abortion, but said those state precedents had been “upended” by the …

Alaska governor vetoes expanded birth control access as a judge strikes down abortion limits
4 months, 1 week ago

Alaska governor vetoes expanded birth control access as a judge strikes down abortion limits

Associated Press  

JUNEAU, Alaska — In competing developments about reproductive rights in the nation’s largest state, Alaska Gov. The Republican governor’s veto Wednesday stunned supporters of the measure, which would have forced insurance companies to cover up to a year’s supply of birth control at a time, something considered especially important in providing access in distant rural communities. But in an emailed …

Alaska law saying only doctors can provide abortions is unconstitutional, judge rules
4 months, 1 week ago

Alaska law saying only doctors can provide abortions is unconstitutional, judge rules

Associated Press  

JUNEAU, Alaska — An Alaska judge struck down Wednesday a decades-old state law that restricted who could perform abortions in the state. Alaska Superior Court Judge Josie Garton in 2021 granted the group’s request to allow advanced practice clinicians to provide medication abortion pending her decision in the underlying case. Planned Parenthood in its lawsuit argued there was no medical …

Understanding Nebraska’s dueling abortion initiatives
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Understanding Nebraska’s dueling abortion initiatives

NPR  

Understanding Nebraska’s dueling abortion initiatives Nebraska voters will face two competing abortion question on the ballot this fall - one in favor of expanding abortion access and another that limits it to the current 12 weeks of pregnancy. Today, the Nebraska Secretary of State confirmed that two petition efforts collected enough valid signatures to qualify for the November ballot. Right …

Trial canceled in North Dakota abortion ban lawsuit as judge ponders dismissal
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Trial canceled in North Dakota abortion ban lawsuit as judge ponders dismissal

Associated Press  

BISMARCK, N.D. — A trial looming in a lawsuit challenging North Dakota’s abortion ban was canceled Monday as the judge in the case weighs whether to throw out the lawsuit. The notice comes nearly a week after the state and plaintiffs, who include the formerly sole abortion clinic in North Dakota, made their pitches to the judge as to why …

Judge strikes down a North Carolina abortion restriction but upholds another
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge strikes down a North Carolina abortion restriction but upholds another

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — A federal judge ruled Friday that a provision in North Carolina’s abortion laws requiring doctors to document the location of a pregnancy before prescribing abortion pills should be blocked permanently, affirming that it was too vague to be enforced reasonably. In light of the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, she wrote, the …

North Dakota judge will decide whether to throw out a challenge to the state’s abortion ban
5 months, 3 weeks ago

North Dakota judge will decide whether to throw out a challenge to the state’s abortion ban

Associated Press  

BISMARCK, N.D. — Attorneys argued Tuesday over whether a North Dakota judge should toss a lawsuit challenging the state’s abortion ban, with the state saying the plaintiffs’ case rests on hypotheticals, and the plaintiffs saying key issues remain to be resolved at a scheduled trial. State District Judge Bruce Romanick said he will rule as quickly as he can, but …

Iowa law banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy to take effect Monday
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Iowa law banning most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy to take effect Monday

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An Iowa judge has ruled …

Kansas won't force providers to ask patients why they want abortions while a lawsuit proceeds
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Kansas won't force providers to ask patients why they want abortions while a lawsuit proceeds

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Kansas isn't enforcing a new …

Kansas won’t force providers to ask patients why they want abortions while a lawsuit proceeds
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Kansas won’t force providers to ask patients why they want abortions while a lawsuit proceeds

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas isn’t enforcing a new law requiring abortion providers to ask patients why they want to terminate their pregnancies, as a legal challenge against that rule and other older requirements makes its way through the courts. The new law was supposed to take effect July 1 and would require providers to ask patients questions from a state …

Ruling keeps abortion question on ballot in South Dakota
6 months ago

Ruling keeps abortion question on ballot in South Dakota

Associated Press  

A state court judge’s ruling Monday keeps an abortion-rights question on the November ballot in South Dakota. “This is another failed effort by a small group opposed to giving women the option to terminate pregnancies caused by rape and incest or to address dangerous pregnancies affecting the life and health of women.” Republican Rep. Jon Hansen, who is a co-chair …

"No real clarity": Supreme Court emergency abortion decision leaving Idaho physicians in the dark
6 months, 2 weeks ago

"No real clarity": Supreme Court emergency abortion decision leaving Idaho physicians in the dark

Salon  

Last week, the Supreme Court dismissed a case brought forth by Idaho that challenged doctors' ability to provide emergency abortions to stabilize a patient’s health and life. “EMTALA, as we previously understood it, is now fully functional in Idaho, so we can provide stabilizing, emergency care to pregnant women if that requires an abortion,” Kara Cadwallader, who is a family …

Opinion: If you were relieved by the Supreme Court’s abortion rulings this term, think again
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Opinion: If you were relieved by the Supreme Court’s abortion rulings this term, think again

LA Times  

Demonstrators gather outside the Supreme Court on Friday after the justices kicked the can down the road on whether federal law guaranteeing emergency medical care trumps state abortion bans. Emergency access to abortion has been a flashpoint in the chaotic aftermath of the Supreme Court’s overturning of the right to terminate a pregnancy in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization …

Iowa Supreme Court upholds state’s 6-week abortion ban
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Iowa Supreme Court upholds state’s 6-week abortion ban

CNN  

CNN — The Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday to uphold the state’s abortion ban, which prohibits most abortions in the state as early as six weeks into pregnancy. Kim Reynolds celebrated the ruling Friday, saying she is glad the state’s high court “upheld the will of the people.” “As the heartbeat bill finally becomes law, we are deeply committed to …

Alito says allowing abortions in medical emergencies is ‘bizarre’ as he fights for rights of ‘unborn child’
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Alito says allowing abortions in medical emergencies is ‘bizarre’ as he fights for rights of ‘unborn child’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Justice Samuel Alito emphatically dissented from the Supreme Court’s decision …

Emergency abortions in Idaho can continue for the time being, US Supreme Court says
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Emergency abortions in Idaho can continue for the time being, US Supreme Court says

Hindustan Times  

The US Supreme Court on Thursday, June 27, affirmed a lower court injunction that allows abortion to continue in Idaho in cases of medical emergencies. Emergency abortions in Idaho can continue for the time being, US Supreme Court says Idaho is a state known to have very strict restrictions in place. Conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote that the "shape …

Supreme Court releases official opinion allowing Idaho emergency abortions a day after its premature release
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court releases official opinion allowing Idaho emergency abortions a day after its premature release

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Justices split 6-3 with the court’s majority reinstating a lower-court ruling that ensured hospitals …

Supreme Court stops short of saying doctors must save women's lives and health
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court stops short of saying doctors must save women's lives and health

Raw Story  

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on the most recent abortion case mandating that doctors provide life-saving abortions if a pregnant woman is dying and in the event her health is in jeopardy. "An Idaho law prohibits abortions unless necessary to prevent a pregnant woman's death; the law makes no exception for abortions necessary to prevent grave harms to the woman's …

Supreme Court Allows Emergency Abortion Care In Idaho For Now
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Allows Emergency Abortion Care In Idaho For Now

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The Supreme Court rejected an attack on emergency abortion care in Idaho in a Thursday morning ruling. Three Justices suggest, at least in this context, that States have free rein to nullify federal law.” “While this court dawdles and the country waits, pregnant people experiencing emergency medical conditions remain in a precarious position.” - Supreme Court Justice …

The Supreme Court allows emergency abortions in Idaho for now in a limited ruling
6 months, 2 weeks ago

The Supreme Court allows emergency abortions in Idaho for now in a limited ruling

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for Idaho hospitals to provide emergency abortions, for now, in a procedural order that left key questions unanswered and could mean the issue ends up before the conservative-majority court again soon. The Supreme Court took up the Idaho case after the Biden administration sued to allow abortions in emergency cases where …

Supreme Court rejects Idaho’s appeal — for now — to ban abortions in medical emergencies
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court rejects Idaho’s appeal — for now — to ban abortions in medical emergencies

LA Times  

A group of doctors join abortion rights supporters at a rally outside the Supreme Court on April 24 in Washington. The Supreme Court retreated Thursday from ruling on Idaho’s near total ban on abortions, leaving in place a judge’s order that for now allows doctors to perform abortions when necessary in medical emergencies. The justices in an unsigned order said …

Supreme Court dismisses Idaho abortion challenge, allowing doctors to perform emergency abortions
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court dismisses Idaho abortion challenge, allowing doctors to perform emergency abortions

Salon  

On Thursday, The Supreme Court ruled that doctors are allowed to provide emergency abortions to stabilize a patient’s health and life, meaning Idaho’s near-total abortion ban does not take precedence over a federal law known as the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act The 6-3 opinion included three dissenting Justices Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas, while three of …

What is the federal law at the center of the Supreme Court’s latest abortion case?
6 months, 2 weeks ago

What is the federal law at the center of the Supreme Court’s latest abortion case?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appears ready to rule that hospitals in Idaho may provide medically necessary abortions to stabilize patients at least for now, despite the state’s strict abortion law, according to a copy of the opinion that was briefly posted on Wednesday to the court’s website and obtained by Bloomberg News. The Biden administration argues that Idaho’s law …

Another major Supreme Court abortion ruling mistakenly posted online: report
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Another major Supreme Court abortion ruling mistakenly posted online: report

Raw Story  

A Supreme Court opinion mistakenly posted Wednesday showed the justices are poised to allow abortions in medical emergencies in Idaho. The leaked decision shows the justices plan to reinstate a lower court ruling that said Idaho hospitals could continue performing emergency abortions to protect mothers. “The Court’s opinion in Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States will be …

Justices seem set to allow emergency abortions in Idaho for now, a prematurely posted opinion says
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Justices seem set to allow emergency abortions in Idaho for now, a prematurely posted opinion says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appears poised to allow emergency abortions in Idaho when a pregnant patient’s health is at serious risk, according to a copy of the opinion briefly posted on the court’s website Wednesday and obtained by Bloomberg News. The decision would reverse the Supreme Court’s earlier order that allowed an Idaho abortion ban to temporarily go into …

It’s been two years since Roe v Wade was overturned. Here’s how far we’ve gone back
6 months, 3 weeks ago

It’s been two years since Roe v Wade was overturned. Here’s how far we’ve gone back

The Independent  

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Supreme Court won’t restrict access to abortion pill
7 months ago

Supreme Court won’t restrict access to abortion pill

Politico  

Thursday’s decision shifts the spotlight to conservatives’ other strategies to limit access to the drug, such as lobbying state legislators to pass laws prohibiting its use and paving the way for new restrictions in a potential second Trump administration. The high court’s decision does not prevent future administrations from rolling back access to mifepristone; it merely holds that anti-abortion doctors …

Supreme Court allows Idaho to offer emergency medical abortions
7 months ago

Supreme Court allows Idaho to offer emergency medical abortions

NPR  

Supreme Court allows Idaho to offer emergency medical abortions toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, in a 6-3 opinion, temporarily allowed abortions in medical emergencies in Idaho. The decision reinstates a lower court ruling that temporarily allowed hospitals in the state to perform emergency abortions to protect the life of the mother, and …

Judge won’t block North Dakota’s ban on gender-affirming care for children
7 months, 1 week ago

Judge won’t block North Dakota’s ban on gender-affirming care for children

Associated Press  

BISMARCK, N.D. — A North Dakota law banning gender-affirming care for children will continue to be enforced pending a court challenge, but any kids whose treatments began before the law took effect in April 2023 can keep getting the care, according to a judge’s ruling released Wednesday. “The longer this law is allowed to remain in effect, the more North …

Key moments in the Supreme Court’s latest abortion case that could change how women get care
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Key moments in the Supreme Court’s latest abortion case that could change how women get care

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court heard its first test on Wednesday of state abortion bans that have been enacted since the court upended the Roe v. Wade constitutional right to abortion. The justices could make a major ruling — or they could rule narrowly on how Idaho’s state law interacts with the federal law, the the Emergency Medical Treatment …

Key moments in the U.S. Supreme Court's latest abortion case that could change how women get care
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Key moments in the U.S. Supreme Court's latest abortion case that could change how women get care

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The justices could make a major …

Supreme Court Debates Emergency Abortion Care
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Debates Emergency Abortion Care

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The Supreme Court heard heated arguments on Wednesday over whether states can criminalize life-saving, stabilizing abortion care in emergency medical situations. The Supreme Court case focuses on one of the Idaho ban’s three narrowly defined exceptions: when an abortion is “necessary to prevent the death of the pregnant woman.” Federal law states that physicians are legally required …

US Supreme Court weighs Idaho's strict abortion ban in medical emergencies
8 months, 3 weeks ago

US Supreme Court weighs Idaho's strict abortion ban in medical emergencies

Hindustan Times  

By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung US Supreme Court weighs Idaho's strict abortion ban in medical emergencies WASHINGTON -The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday waded back into the battle over abortion access during arguments in a case pitting Idaho's strict Republican-backed abortion ban against a federal law that ensures that patients can receive emergency care. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar, who …

Supreme Court sounds wary of Idaho’s ban on emergency abortions for women whose health is in danger
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court sounds wary of Idaho’s ban on emergency abortions for women whose health is in danger

LA Times  

The Supreme Court will decide whether emergency room doctors are allowed to perform abortions if a pregnant person’s health is threatened. Prelogar urged the high court to rule that federal emergency care law applies nationwide and sometimes requires hospitals and their doctors to perform an abortion — regardless of any state restrictions on the procedure — if a pregnant patient’s …

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