Abortion could return to Supreme Court, this time with a focus on women’s health

U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill ruled that Idaho cannot regulate abortion when a pregnancy poses a threat to a person’s physical or mental health, invoking the 14th Amendment. This ruling, which was appealed by Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador, could establish nationwide implications for health exceptions in abortion bans and potentially reach the U.S. Supreme Court. Legal historians suggest this development may initiate a “slow erosion” of the rights established by Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health.