Judge says Idaho's near-total abortion ban seems to conflict with federal law
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Idaho's near-total abortion ban appears to have a serious conflict with a federal law governing emergency health care treatment, a federal judge said Monday.
The U.S. Department of Justice sued the Republican-led state of Idaho earlier this month, saying the abortion ban set to take effect on Thursday violates a federal law requiring Medicare-funded hospitals to provide "stabilizing treatment" to patients experiencing medical emergencies. Idaho's law criminalizes all abortions in "clinically diagnosable pregnancies," but allows physicians to defend themselves in court by arguing the procedure was necessary to avert the death of the mother.
U.S. District Senior Judge B. Lynn Winmill said the potential conflict is because Idaho's law doesn't appear to account for cases when a pregnant person might face serious medical consequences if the pregnancy is continued.
