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Abortion could return to Supreme Court, this time with a focus on women’s health
The state says the ruling exceeds Idaho law and conflicts with Dobbs, while asking the court to keep the injunction on hold during appeal.
- U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill ruled that the 14th Amendment protects a narrow right to abortion if a pregnancy threatens a patient's physical or mental health, blocking enforcement of Idaho's near-total abortion ban under those circumstances.
- Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador appealed Winmill's ruling to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and requested a pause on the injunction during the appeal.
- The ruling includes mental health threats as valid exceptions for abortion access, with an emphasis that denying care based on mental health risks is an affront to human dignity.
- Legal experts suggest that Winmill's ruling could set a precedent leading to further legal challenges to the Dobbs ruling and may eventually be considered by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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