The government changed its position in the lawsuit that the Biden administration pursued against the state. The Trump administration on March 5 dropped a lawsuit filed by the Biden administration that sought to permit Idaho physicians to perform emergency abortions. Idaho’s Defense of Life Act forbids abortions except when “necessary to prevent the death of the pregnant woman” or during the first trimester when the pregnancy was caused by rape or incest. Performing an abortion outside of those restrictions can lead to five years in prison and result in the...

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(CNN) — President Donald Trump’s administration took a major step Wednesday in support of states with sweeping abortion bans, dropping a Biden-era lawsuit against Idaho that sought to protect abortion access in medical emergencies. The Biden administration had prevailed in early stages of the lawsuit challenging Idaho’s extremely strict abortion restrictions, with the Supreme Court last year leaving in place a temporary court order that allows Idaho hospitals to provide abortion when a pregnancy endangers a woman’s life or health.

People march in downtown Boise, Idaho, on May 3, 2022, in response to the news that the U.S. Supreme Court was poised to overturn Roe v. Wade. (AP file photo) WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Wednesday moved to drop an emergency abortion case in Idaho in one of its first moves on the issue since President Donald Trump began his second term. The Justice Department filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit, which was originally filed by the Biden administration, in a reversal that could have national implications for...

BOISE, Idaho — The Trump administration has indicated plans to dismiss a federal lawsuit challenging emergency abortion care in Idaho, potentially as soon as Wednesday. This lawsuit, initially filed by the Biden administration, targets Idaho's restrictive abortion laws for allegedly violating the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). "The only thing that will save women in Idaho in those dire, dire health scenarios is the Supreme Court's injunction upholding the EMTALA exception," said Representative Ilana Rubel, D-Idaho.

BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Democratic party has released a statement following the Trump administration's decision to drop a lawsuit aimed at protecting access to emergency abortions in Idaho. "No woman should be denied lifesaving care, forfeit her future fertility, have to wait until she’s near death, or be forced to flee her home state just to receive the health care she needs. But that is exactly what happens in Idaho," Part Chair, Lauren Necochea said in a statement. She emphasized the importance of the lawsuit as a safeguard for...

IDAHO (KIFI) - The Trump administration is expected to drop a federal lawsuit regarding emergency abortions in Idaho, according to a report by the Associated Press. The move comes after the Biden administration filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Idaho "to protect the rights of patients to access emergency medical care guaranteed by federal law," according to the United States Department of Justice. The federal lawsuit was followed by a court filing by St. Luke's Health System, Idaho's largest abortion provider, which sued the Idaho attorney general over...

The Department of Justice plans to drop a lawsuit about Idaho abortion restrictions that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, according to a Tuesday filing in a separate case. Counsel for the United States told attorneys for St. Luke’s Health System, which is also suing Idaho over abortion restrictions, in an email Monday that the DOJ wants to dismiss its yearslong case over emergency abortion access. An attorney for St. Luke’s cited the email in a filing in its case Tuesday calling for a restraining order to...