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U.S. judge blocks Idaho from enforcing abortion ban

2022.08.25 03:06

U.S. judge blocks Idaho from enforcing abortion ban
FILE PHOTO: Abortion rights activists, including actor Busy Phillips, march past United States Supreme Court to protest the court’s ruling to overturn the landmark Roe v Wade abortion decision, in Washington, U.S., June 30, 2022. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

(Reuters) – A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the state of Idaho from enforcing a near-total ban on abortions when women endangered by pregnancy complications require emergency care at hospitals, siding with the U.S. Justice Department that argued the ban conflicted with federal law.

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