Idaho federal judge to decide on lawsuit seeking to increase medical abortion exemptions

By: Laura Guido

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: June 16, 2026

Words: 897

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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An Idaho federal judge will weigh whether there are cases in which abortions could be allowed in health-threatening, but not fatal circumstances — a situation that is not explicitly protected under Idaho’s abortion ban.

Attorneys from the Idaho Attorney General’s Office on Monday brought in as an expert witness a Missouri maternal fetal medicine physician who argued Idaho’s laws were adequate to allow abortions in severe emergency situations. Her testimony was disputed by the …

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