Idaho can’t enforce abortion ban in medical emergencies

By Associated Press

Published August 25, 2022 12:52am ET

Idaho can’t enforce abortion ban in medical emergencies — FILE - Demonstrators march and gather near the Texas state Capitol in Austin following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022. A federal judge in Texas issued a ruling on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, temporarily blocking the federal government from enforcing guidance against the state that requires hospitals to provide abortion services if the life of the mother is at risk. | (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

A federal judge in Idaho has barred the state from enforcing a strict abortion ban in medical emergencies over concerns that it violates a federal law on emergency care.

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