Biden DOJ Sues Idaho Over "Near-Total Ban" On Abortion

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : According to Attorney General Merrick Garland, "If a patient comes into the emergency room with a medical emergency jeopardizing the patient's life or health, hospitals must provide the treatment necessary to stabilize that patient," adding "This includes abortion, and that is the necessary treatment."
45% : "The Supreme Court said that each state can make its own decisions with respect to abortion, but so too can the federal government," he said.
44% : Federal law invalidates state laws that are in direct contradiction."Last month the DOJ created a task force aimed at protecting abortion rights in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to terminate the federal right to abortion.
41% : "Even in dire situations that might qualify for the Idaho law's limited 'necessary to prevent the death of the pregnant woman' affirmative defense, some providers could withhold care based on a well-founded fear of criminal prosecution."
34% : "The Idaho law would make it a criminal offense for doctors to comply with EMTALA's requirement to provide stabilizing treatment, even where a doctor determines that abortion is the medical treatment necessary to prevent a patient from suffering severe health risks or even death," it continues.

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