'Horror stories of women having to carry nonviable fetuses'

‘Idaho Republican legislators wouldn’t fix abortion law. It’s up to the Supreme Court.’

Idaho Statesman editorial board

Doctors warn that Idaho’s “strict abortion ban is jeopardizing medical care when the health of the mother is at risk,” says the Idaho Statesman editorial board. Women have had to “carry nonviable fetuses” or fly out of state for care. Idaho Republicans are “burying their heads in the sand and refusing to fix it.” During Supreme Court oral arguments, it appeared there might be enough justices willing to “fix it for them — and for all of us.”

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