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Nina Totenberg

Supreme Court allows Idaho abortion ban to be enacted, first such ruling since Dobbs

On Friday, the Supreme Court intervened to allow Idaho's criminal abortion ban to take effect and agreed to hear an appeal in April. (Zach Gibson/Getty Images)

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday allowed Idaho's abortion ban to go into effect, for now, and agreed to hear an appeal in the case, scheduling arguments for April.

The court's order is the first time it has weighed in on a state's criminal law banning abortions since the high court's 2022 decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

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