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Judge Rules Health Exceptions for Abortion | Concord News
A federal judge in Idaho just delivered a landmark ruling that could reshape abortion bans nationwide, declaring the Fourteenth Amendment protects a woman’s right to terminate a pregnancy when her health — including mental health — is at risk. This is the first post-Dobbs decision to affirm such a constitutional right in specific circumstances, potentially setting the stage for a legal strategy to chip away at Dobbs from the other side. Doctors have long faced perilous uncertainty under these bans, risking license or jail for providing necessary care, often delaying life-saving abortions and…
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