Idaho State Law prohibits a person from getting an abortion unless the pregnancy threatens their life, with exceptions for cases of rape and incest.

John Bursch, an attorney with the Alliance Defending Freedom representing Idaho, asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel of 11 judges to urgently lift the injunction preventing the state from enforcing its abortion ban in emergency room settings,

The Biden administration’s challenge to Idaho’s strict abortion ban divided a federal appeals court that heard arguments Tuesday in an emergency abortion care case that has already reached the Supreme Court once.

An 11-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Tuesday in a case that will determine whether doctors can perform emergency abortion care without criminal prosecution in Idaho,

An en banc panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will need to decide after a hearing Tuesday whether a preliminary injunction blocking a Idaho law which criminalizes almost all abortions in the state should stay in place.