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Idaho’s Abortion Battle Heats Up | Spokane News
Idaho’s Attorney General Raúl Labrador is fighting to keep the state’s near-total abortion ban in place, challenging a federal court ruling that allows abortions when a mother’s health or life is at risk. He argues the judge overstepped by creating his own abortion standard, claiming states—not federal courts—should decide abortion laws under Dobbs v. Jackson. The dispute centers on Dr. Stacy Seyb, who contends Idaho’s law ignores critical medical and mental health exceptions, while Labrador insists the law already covers emergencies and seeks to limit the ruling’s scope to just her case…
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