The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit last week against the state of Idaho, arguing that its incredibly strict abortion ban violates a federal law requiring that hospitals provide stabilizing care to their patients.
"On the day Roe and Casey were overturned, we promised that the Justice Department would work tirelessly to protect and advance reproductive freedom," said Attorney General Merrick Garland in a press release. "That is what we are doing, and that is what we will continue to do. We will use every tool at our disposal to ensure that pregnant women get the emergency medical treatment to which they are entitled under federal law. And we will closely scrutinize state abortion laws to ensure that they comply with federal law."
