A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that Idaho cannot enforce a total abortion, clearing the way for hospitals to perform the procedure when the mother's health is at serious risk.
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Much of the law will still go into effect Thursday, but U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill said the state cannot prosecute anyone who isin an emergency medical situation. Abortions in those cases appear to fall under a federal health care law requiring Medicare-funded hospitals to provide"stabilizing treatment" to patients in cases where their health is in serious jeopardy.
The pause on enforcement will continue until a lawsuit challenging the ban is resolved, Winmill said in the written ruling.
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