Article 6MAV2 What’s at stake in emergency abortion care case before US supreme court?

What’s at stake in emergency abortion care case before US supreme court?

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Jessica Glenza in New York
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The justices must decide whether Idaho doctors can terminate a pregnancy to save a woman's health or only if her life is at risk

The supreme court heard its second abortion rights case of the term on Wednesday, this one focused on how states can regulate emergency abortions - exceedingly rare procedures that often save a woman's life or her future fertility.

The case may seem technical because it focuses on a small subset of emergency abortions and federal law that governs emergency room care.

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