The Supreme Court recently ruled that doctors in Idaho must be allowed to provide emergency abortions, in line with federal law requiring emergency rooms to offer stabilizing treatments to critically ill patients. The court vacated stays granted earlier this year and dismissed the cases as improvidently granted, prompting differing opinions among the justices. The consolidated cases, Moyle v. U.S. and Idaho v. U.S., gained attention following the court’s Roe v. Wade overturning in 2022. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson concurred with lifting the stay but dissented against dismissing the cases. Idaho’s Defense of Life Act criminalizes most abortions with exceptions, leading to a legal battle with the Justice Department asserting that EMTALA requires providers to offer abortions in emergencies regardless of state laws. Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador welcomed the decision, noting that his office’s concessions resulted in the near-entire intactness of the state law. The 9th Circuit will review the case following the federal government’s change in position. The Biden administration’s stance on abortion access has been criticized for allegedly undermining states’ rights, particularly after the Dobb’s decision allowing state regulation of abortion. The matter remains contentious and will continue to be litigated in lower courts, potentially reaching the Supreme Court again in the future.
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Supreme Court allows emergency exceptions to Idaho’s abortion ban
