DOJ Sues To Block New Idaho Abortion Law , Following Dobbs Ruling by Supreme Court.<br />DOJ Sues To Block New Idaho Abortion Law , Following Dobbs Ruling by Supreme Court.<br />CNBC reports that the U.S. Justice Department filed the lawsuit on Aug. 2.<br />Attorney General Merrick Garland said the state “has passed a near-absolute ban on abortion” which is set to go into effect on Aug. 25.<br />The new law "will make it a felony to perform an abortion in all but extremely narrow circumstances," according to the lawsuit.<br />The suit alleges that Idaho's new abortion law violates the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act.<br />The federal legislation requires hospitals that accept Medicare funds to provide, "necessary stabilizing treatment to patients who arrive at their emergency departments while experiencing a medical emergency" before discharging them.<br />This may be the case, for example, when a woman is undergoing a miscarriage that threatens septic infection or hemorrhage, or is suffering from severe preeclampsia, Merrick Garland, via news conference.<br />It is the first DOJ lawsuit targeting an individual state's abortion laws following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in June. .<br />It is the first DOJ lawsuit targeting an individual state's abortion laws following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in June. .<br />The Dobbs ruling concluded that abortion is not a <br />federal constitutional right, even though it had been <br />previously deemed as such for nearly 50 years. .<br />Today, the Justice Department’s message is clear — it does not matter what state a hospital subject to EMTALA operates in. , Merrick Garland, via news conference.<br />If a patient comes into the emergency room with a medical emergency, jeopardizing the patient’s life or health, the hospital must provide the treatment necessary to stabilize that patient. <br />This includes abortion, and that is <br />the necessary treatment, Merrick Garland, via news conference
