Photo: NY Times
Idaho has taken the change in ruling on abortions by the Supreme Court and ran with it by legislating the practice altogether illegal. If a doctor performs an abortion, he/she could end up in jail with a fine. Additionally, if the abortion is medically necessary, the doctor could still end up in jail with a fine. The burden of innocence lies with the doctor during a trial. What a crazy law!
In a video by MSNBC below, the announcement of the Justice Department is laid out in brief. If a hospital receives government funding mandated by Congress, denying a medically necessary abortion violates (and overrules) the Idaho law. Yep, the fed is stepping in and dictating conditions with the federal funding. Which is great. See for yourself:
There are times when abortion is necessary. Additionally, these times may conflict with the public perception of those times. That is up to the doctors to decide -- case by case. Not the court or state legalisation.
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