Idaho Attorney General Challenges Abortion Ruling | Boise News

Boise News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 20, 2026 · 1m

Idaho’s Attorney General Raúl Labrador is rallying to enforce the state’s near-total abortion ban, challenging a federal court ruling that allows abortions when a mother’s health or mental well-being is at risk. He argues the judge overstepped by creating his own standard, ignoring the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade and the principle that states—not judges—should decide abortion laws. The doctor who sued claims Idaho’s law fails to protect women’s health, future fertility, or mental stability, while Labrador insists the law permits emergency care. Opponents call his stance appalling…