DOJ Wins Temporary Block On Idaho Abortion Law

Bloomberg News reports:

The Biden administration won a judge’s order ensuring women in Idaho can get abortions in medical emergencies, less than a day after losing a similar fight in Texas. The mixed outcomes in preliminary rulings point to hotly contested court battles ahead over state limitations after the US Supreme Court overturned a federal right to the procedure.

The judge’s decision temporarily blocking Idaho’s law was issued the day before the measure — which allows for the prosecution of doctors who perform abortions — was set to take effect. The showdowns in Texas and Idaho offer a preview of how fights in other conservative states with laws aimed at criminalizing abortion may play out.

Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has said the Justice Department’s suit filed earlier this month was “politically motivated.”

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The Biden administration wins an order allowing abortions in medical emergencies in Idaho, less than a day after losing a similar fight in Texas.

The showdowns offer a preview of how fights in other conservative states may play out https://t.co/ed0fkpRhCI

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