Anti-abortion protesters hold placards outside the U.S. Supreme Court as justices issue orders in pending cases in Washington, U.S., June 27, 2024. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
Leviticus 24:17 “Whoever takes a human life shall surely be put to death.
Important Takeaways:
- The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Thursday allowing abortions for women facing medical emergencies in Idaho – for now – despite the state’s near-total ban on the procedure does nothing to lift the confusion in many states surrounding when emergency abortions are permissible, according to legal experts.
- The case is one of several around the United States over when abortion is legally available in medical emergencies under exceptions to state abortion bans.
- Doctors have said that they are unable to perform abortions that they believe are medically necessary for fear of prosecution because it is not clear what is allowed
- In Thursday’s order, the Supreme Court found it should not have agreed to hear the case in the first place because lower courts needed more time to work through factual and legal issues, and dismissed it – restoring the judge’s order blocking the law while the case proceeds.
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