The Supreme Court formally dismissed an appeal over Idaho’s strict abortion ban on Thursday, blocking enforcement of the state’s law a day after the opinion was inadvertently posted on the court’s website. The case centered around a state law that prohibited abortions except in cases where the life of the pregnant woman was at risk.
The Biden administration argued that federal law mandated hospitals to provide abortions in situations where the health of a pregnant woman was in jeopardy. The unsigned opinion prompted a mix of concurrences from both conservative and liberal justices, resulting in the dismissal of the case and a temporary halt to the enforcement of Idaho’s stringent ban.
