Idaho judge bars state from enforcing abortion ban in medical emergencies
by Associated Press in Boise, Idaho from US news | The Guardian on (#62WRS)
US district judge rules state cannot prosecute anyone who is performing an abortion if the health or life of the mother is at risk
A federal judge in Idaho barred the state from enforcing a strict abortion ban in medical emergencies over concerns it violates a federal law on emergency care.
The ruling on Wednesday evening came after a federal judge in Texas made the opposite call, barring the federal government from enforcing a legal interpretation of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act that would require Texas hospitals to provide abortion services if the health or life of the mother is at risk.
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