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1:30Now PlayingThe DOJ sued the state of Idaho over the state’s new abortion law, its first challenge since Roe v. Wade was overturned.
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"We will use every tool at our disposal to ensure that pregnant women get the emergency medical treatment to which they are entitled under federal law," Attorney General Merrick Garland said. "And we will closely scrutinize state abortion laws to ensure that they comply with federal law.”
The Idaho law, which is set to take effect on Aug. 25, criminalizes all abortions. Anyone who performs an abortion could face two to five years imprisonment. According to the Justice Department, the Idaho near-total abortion ban violates federal law, which allows for the procedure when emergency care is necessary to stabilize patients. As it stands, the state’s law would only allow abortions if the mother's life is at risk, or in cases of rape or incest if the assaults were previously reported to law enforcement and the records given to the abortion providers.
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