In August 2022, the Biden administration sued Idaho for the conflict of its near-total abortion ban with the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), a federal law that mandates hospitals to "stabilize" patients with emergency medical conditions.
After a thorough review of the argument, U.S. District Judge James Wesley Hendrix issued an order in favor of the Biden administration. He ordered the prevention of the near-total abortion ban for cases necessary to prevent severe harm to the health or bodily functions of the patient.
Idaho's near-total abortion ban implementation is long overdue
The controversial 2020 abortion law, known as Idaho Code 18-622, should have been in effect 30 days after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
The legislation, co-sponsored by House Majority Caucus Chairperson Megan Blanksma, R-Hammett, and Sen. Todd Lakey, R-Nampa, is a law contingent on the Supreme Court ruling "that restores to the states their authority to prohibit abortions." (Related: Idaho bans trafficking minors across state lines for abortion without parental consent.)
According to the law, any attempt to perform an abortion would be labeled as "criminal abortion," punishable as a felony with a two to five-year prison sentence. Those involved in performing or assisting in abortions could have their professional licenses suspended for at least six months on a first offense and the possibility of permanent revocation on a second offense.
However, in cases when a pregnant woman's life is at risk or in cases of reported rape and incest, the law provides "affirmative defense." Additionally, the law states that women who get abortions themselves will not face criminal charges.
Earlier in 2022, Idaho also changed its fetal heartbeat abortion ban 2021 bill. They added new rules allowing the mother's family to sue abortion providers. But the change is still on hold until the near-total abortion ban takes effect.
In other words, the implementation of the Idaho "trigger" law has been long overdue, but the Biden administration is trying to delay it.
Learn more about abortion post-Roe v. Wade in the U.S. at Abortion.news.
Watch this clip from "Judging Freedom" as Judge Andrew Napolitano discusses how legalizing abortion changed America.
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