Emergency Abortion Dispute Gets Review by US Supreme Court (1)

The US Supreme Court agreed to consider whether hospitals can perform abortions in emergency situations even in states that have near-total bans.

The justices said they will hear arguments from Idaho officials who say the state should be allowed to fully enforce a law that bans all abortions, except when necessary to save the mother’s life.

The court, without explanation, said the law could take full effect in the meantime, blocking a trial judge’s order that had ensured hospitals could perform the procedure in medical emergencies.

The case marks one of the Supreme Court’s first abortion tests since its 2022 ...