Idaho Physician Files Federal Lawsuit to Establish Constitutional Right to Medically Necessary Abortion
"The Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade is both wrong as a matter of law and profoundly harmful to the rights and dignity of millions of people," said Stephanie Toti, executive director of the Lawyering Project. "But by its own terms, it does not extend to medically indicated abortions, which continue to be constitutionally protected."
May 14, 2024 at 07:09 PM
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An Idaho doctor who specializes in maternal-fetal medicine has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho against state and local officials charged with enforcing the state's ban on abortion, seeking a declaration that the law is gunconstitutional and unenforceable.
The physician, Stacy Seyb, practices within a specialty of obstetrics and gynecology that focuses on providing care to people with high-risk or complicated pregnancies. His complaint alleges that despite multiple abortion bans enacted in Idaho, abortion remains constitutionally protected when continuing a pregnancy would subject a pregnant person to serious medical risks or the pregnancy is medically futile.
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