Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas and Brett Kavanaugh focused more on the spending power of the federal government than they did life-saving emergency abortion care.
Saving a pregnant woman’s life sounds like a no-brainer, yet Idaho’s draconian abortion law put that question before the U.S. Supreme Court, Bloomberg Opinion columnist Lisa Jarvis writes.
The U.S. Supreme Court debated this week whether a federal law applying to emergency medical treatment encompasses abortion care, even in states with strict abortion bans. But during the two hours of oral arguments,
Idaho’s abortion laws take into account only risks to the life of the mother. The laws are the subject of a case before the U.S. Supreme Court, which heard oral arguments Wednesday. From the sounds of it,
A proposed repeal of Arizona's near-total ban on abortions won approval from the state House on Wednesday after two weeks of mounting pressure on Republicans over an issue that has bedeviled former President Donald Trump's campaign to return to the White House.
The Supreme Court appeared sharply divided Wednesday over whether federal law should allow doctors to perform emergency abortions in states with near-total bans on the procedure, in a case that could determine access to abortion in emergency rooms across the country.
A divided Supreme Court seemed skeptical that Idaho’s strict abortion ban conflicts with a federal emergency care law, but there appeared to be a split by gender as well as ideology.
Justice Amy Coney Barrett famously provided the crucial fifth vote to overturn Roe v. Wade in 2022. So if you are arguing in favor of an abortion ban, you probably don’t want to alienate Barrett—by, say,
Conservative Supreme Court justices appear skeptical that state abortion bans enacted after the overturning of Roe v. Wade violate federal health care law, though some also are questioning the effects
In a vote of 32-28, the Arizona House has voted to repeal the state's abortion ban statute. Three Republicans, Matthew Gress, Justin Wilmeth, and Tim Dunn, joined with all House Democrats in voting yes Wednesday afternoon.
The justices are weighing an appeal brought by Idaho officials who are contesting a lawsuit filed by the Biden administration. The Biden administration sued Idaho over its abortion ban just weeks after the Dobbs ruling in 2022.
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in the case concerning whether a 1986 federal law preempts Idaho's near-total abortion ban. The Idaho statute criminalizes performing or
PHOENIX - A bill that will repeal a near-total abortion ban in Arizona has been passed by State House lawmakers on April 24. The bill, known as HB 2677, would repeal a piece of Arizona law that can trace its roots back to the 1860s.