When Roe v. Wade was overturned, a near-total abortion ban was triggered in Idaho, allowing for health exceptions only when “necessary to prevent the death of the pregnant woman.” But a case that found the ban in conflict with a federal law known as “EMTALA” went all the way to the Supreme Court, before being sent back to lower courts-neither overturning nor upholding Idaho’s ban.
Guest: Dr. Stacy Seyb, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist in Boise, Idaho.
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4 окт 2024
