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Idaho's Defense of Life Act, enacted in 2020 and triggered after Dobbs in 2022, makes performing an abortion a felony punishable by up to 5 years in prison.
On August 14, 2026, U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill ruled Idaho must allow abortions to preserve a pregnant woman's health, not just her life.
The 1986 federal EMTALA law requires hospitals receiving Medicare funds to stabilize patients in emergencies, including pregnancy complications.
Idaho's ban currently permits abortion only to prevent the death of the mother or in cases of reported rape or incest in the first trimester.
At least 14 states enforce near-total abortion bans, and most include a life exception but not a broader health exception.
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