04/24/2024

SCOTUS Weighs Idaho's Strict Abortion Ban in Medical Emergencies

The justices are set to hear arguments in an appeal by Idaho officials

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) wades back into the battle over abortion access in arguments pitting Idaho's strict Republican-backed abortion ban against a federal law that ensures that patients can receive emergency care.

The justices are set to hear arguments in an appeal by Idaho officials after a lower court ruled that the 1986 U.S. law at issue, the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), takes precedence over the state's near-total ban. President Joe Biden's administration has urged the justices to uphold that ruling.

The dispute has prompted the court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, to revisit the fraught legal landscape that it created with its June 2022 decision overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that had legalized abortion nationwide.

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