Idaho must allow abortions in some emergencies, a judge ruled, a win for the Biden administration after it lost another ruling on abortion access in Texas
Preliminary decision is a win for Justice Department after the Biden administration lost initial ruling in case from Texas Attorneys for the Idaho Legislature leaving court in Boise on Monday after oral arguments in the Justice Department’s lawsuit against Idaho over its near-total abortion ban.
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