Idaho wants the Supreme Court to ignore reality. The justices seem ready to oblige.

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Idaho wants the Supreme Court to ignore reality. The justices seem ready to oblige.

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that presented the grim reality of the post-Roe v. Wade world the justices have created. Without a constitutional right to abortion, states are forcing women into grave yet preventable health crises by denying them emergency abortion care. And yet, it appeared that less than half the courtroom acknowledged that reality. The case arises from Idaho’s extreme abortion ban, which does no…