Judge blocks parts of Idaho abortion ban over health exceptions
U.S. District Judge Lynn Winmill found that Idaho's near-total abortion ban is unconstitutional to the extent it forbids abortions needed to protect a pregnant woman's health, including for serious mental health risks that raise suicide danger. In an 81-page ruling he blocked enforcement of two laws insofar as they prohibit doctors from providing care for serious medical conditions, while leaving a ban for fetal life-limiting conditions intact unless the mother's health is seriously threatened. The ruling is the first federal recognition since 2022 of a constitutional right to health-preserving abortion in certain circumstances and will face appeal by the state.
Federal judge blocked enforcement for health-related abortion cases
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The U.S. supreme court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, and many states then restricted or banned abortion. Idaho and other states have faced legal challenges to those bans. The state attorney general said he will appeal, so higher courts…
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