Three states including Idaho, Tennessee, and Texas are slated to have abortion trigger bans take effect by the end of August in the wake of the Supreme Court's June decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
to block the law and a Monday court hearing was held by the Boise-based U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill, an appointee of former President Bill Clinton.
Winmill signaled he had similar concerns with the law as those brought by President Joe Biden's administration, arguing the law could discourage doctors from offering emergency abortions as required under the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act. "It would be [a] rare situation where a doctor is willing or anxious to push the limits and go right up to the edge of what is allowed under the Idaho statute," WinmillTennessee has banned abortion once cardiac activity is detected, around six weeks of gestation, since the June 24 high court decision inNearly all abortions will be outlawed by Wednesday except in cases related to preventing a fatal outcome or serious injury to a mother. There are no exceptions for rape or incest.
The enforcement of its trigger law on Aug. 25 will increase punishments for medical practitioners involved in an illegal abortion, putting them at risk of life in prison and fines upward of $100,000. The law only makes exceptions for pregnant women undergoing medical emergencies.following the consequential Supreme Court decision, and its near-total ban is slated to go into effect on Sept. 15.
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