The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday to permit – for now – abortions to be performed in Idaho when pregnant women are facing medical emergencies.
It is the first time the nation’s highest court has ruled on the scope of a state’s abortion ban after overturning Roe v. Wade in 2022.
According to Mail Online, Justices were asked to weigh whether the state violated federal law mandating emergency care for any patient, such as providing abortions for pregnant women in life-or-death situations.
The state of Idaho argued that the law cannot supersede its abortion ban, which has an exception for the life – but not the health of the mother.
The Biden administration disagreed and sued. The case then returned to a lower court.
In a 6-3 vote, three conservative justices sided with all three liberal justices to dismiss the case, writing it had been “improvidently granted”.
The decision will for now offer protection from prosecution for doctors who determine an abortion…
Source: Linda Ikeji
