Attorneys for two national law firms have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a federal case in Idaho regarding whether emergency room physicians can continue to be shielded from prosecution under the state’s abortion ban.
If the court were to grant the motion, ER doctors in Idaho would again be subject to criminal penalties and loss of medical licenses for performing an abortion unless it qualified under the state exception to save the pregnant patient’s life.
“In other news, The Library Association has succeeded in outlawing written words. Apologies for the obscured picture, our lines are now delivered through 100% legal smoke signals.” *cough*