Michigan leaders and advocates speak out over SCOTUS punting Idaho abortion case

(Michigan Advance) Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Attorney General Dana Nessel and Reproductive Freedom for All Michigan on Thursday emphasized that the fight for abortion rights would continue following a decision from the U.S. Supreme Court to return an Idaho abortion case to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

In a 6-3 decision, justices affirming the decision determined the court had taken up the case too early in the process. According to a report from States Newsroom, the court granted the request to hear the case in January before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals could hold its own hearing on an injunction blocking enforcement of the law, which bars emergency room physicians from providing emergency abortion care.

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“While I welcome the fact that women in Idaho will be able to receive the emergency medical care they need during the case, because there is a stay in place, this decision — while not a surprise— is disappointing,” Whitmer said.

“Instead of enforcing the clear constitutional rule of federal preemption to require Idaho to allow doctors to treat their patients in emergencies, the Court has twisted itself in knots to find that it couldn’t use the extensive record to reach a decision. This leaves open the real possibility that Idaho will ultimately be allowed to interfere with doctors’ best medical judgment about how to treat their patients,” she said. ............(more)

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