Federal appeals court lifts Idaho ruling permitting abortions for women’s health 

A federal appeals court paused a judge’s earlier ruling that ordered Idaho to allow exceptions to its abortion ban in cases where a doctor deemed it necessary to protect the mother’s health. 

In a 2-1 decision issued on Friday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that a doctor who sued over the state’s ban was unlikely to prevail on claims that the right to a health-saving abortion is constitutional. 

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in its 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision there was no constitutional right to abortion, overturning its landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. 

Idaho and a dozen other states issued near-total abortion bans following the high court’s ruling. Abortion is restricted in an additional nine states, according to the Center for Reproductive Rights. 

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