Republican state lawmakers in more than 10 states, including South Carolina, Idaho, Kentucky, Missouri, Georgia, Indiana, North Dakota and Oklahoma, have all introduced bills that would redefine abortion as homicide by defining a "person" or "human being" as inclusive of an "unborn" or "preborn" child.
The battle over emergency abortion access in Idaho has been ongoing for several years. Donald Trump’s Justice Department is going to drop a federal case that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Trump administration moved to dismiss a lawsuit against the state of Idaho seeking to allow abortions in medical emergencies. Idaho is one of 12 states with a near-total abortion ban. The Biden administration sued Idaho arguing that federal law requires doctors to perform an abortion if a patient’s life is at risk.
President Donald Trump's decision to abandon the legal fight signals how the Republican administration plans on interpreting federal law designed to protect urgent care when up against states' abortion bans.
St. Luke’s sued the state of Idaho, arguing that the state’s near-total abortion ban is in conflict with federal law.
A yearslong legal battle over the right to an emergency abortion in Idaho has been abruptly upended now that President Donald Trump has moved to drop the high-profile case.
The Center for Reproductive Rights is suing Idaho over the state’s abortion ban and restrictions. Senior Counsel at the organization Marc Hearron joins Alex Witt to explain more about the lawsuit and the Trump administration's decision to allow Idaho to enforce the ban.
Avalon Hardy was one of six people who had all or some charges dropped after arrests in Boise following the Supreme Court’s move to overturn Roe v. Wade.