US EditionUS supreme court set to allow emergency abortions in Idaho – report
- Justice Kagan stated the Supreme Court's decision prohibits Idaho from enforcing an abortion ban if a woman's health is at risk.
- A majority of the court agreed to dismiss the appeal, marking the second early abortion case decision released.
- Justice Jackson disagreed with the dismissal, emphasizing the vulnerable position of pregnant individuals with medical emergencies.
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Noah Feldman: Idaho abortion ruling shows Supreme Court ducking a fight
For the second time in two years, an abortion-related decision from the Supreme Court has appeared before its due date. Unlike the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade, leaked by a person or persons still unknown, the latest case, about Idaho’s harsh abortion ban, got out by accident when someone at the court briefly posted the opinion on the court’s website. Eagle-eyed Bloomberg Law reporters noticed.
The Supreme Court's decision two years ago to overturn the 50-year-old right to abortion has consequences. Republican-controlled states subsequently restrict women's rights.
Emergency abortions remain permitted in the US state of Idaho. This was decided by the US Supreme Court on Thursday. Hospital staff had filed a lawsuit because abortions were not allowed if the well-being of the pregnant woman was at risk. As an exception to the prohibition, only a risk of life was envisaged. However, according to the US government under Joe Biden, state hospitals are required to carry out abortions in all medical emergencies. O…
Supreme Court abortion punt not much of a victory for women's health care
Was the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision not to take up a case on whether women have a right to emergency abortion care a victory for the Biden administration? Or was the court’s conservative majority just aiming to pull the issue off the table until after the November elections? Either way, in a 6-3 ruling Thursday, the Supreme Court said it would dismiss a case out of Idaho over the state’s near-total abortion ban. The Supreme Court’s action temp…
Release ensures that women in Idaho can get access to the emergency medical help they need, says Joe Biden.
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