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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Ariana Baio and Alex Woodward

Justice Alito says allowing abortions in medical emergencies is ‘bizarre’ as he fights for rights of ‘unborn child’

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Justice Samuel Alito emphatically dissented from the Supreme Court’s decision to allow hospitals in Idaho to perform emergency abortions – claiming doctors must protect an “unborn child” under a federal law.

In a 6-3 decision on Thursday, justices declined to issue a firm ruling on whether states can force patients with life-threatening pregnancies to get to the brink of death before they can get an abortion

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