Biden DOJ Sues Idaho Over State’s Abortion Law

Laurel DugganAugust 2, 2022

President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice (DOJ) is suing Idaho over a state abortion law.

The lawsuit, filed Tuesday, alleges that Idaho’s abortion ban, which is set to take effect Aug. 25, will prevent doctors from performing medically necessary abortions and that enforcement will result in women’s deaths. The lawsuit lists ectopic pregnancies and severe preeclampsia as conditions that doctors would be prevented from treating under the state’s abortion ban.

Idaho’s abortion ban was passed in 2020 as a “trigger law” set to go into effect after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

“In the days since the Dobbs decision, there have been widespread reports of delays or denials to pregnant women experiencing medical emergencies,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said, according to CNN. “We will use every tool at our disposal to ensure that pregnant women get the medical care that they are entitled to.”

The White House and the DOJ did not respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s requests for comment.

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