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John,
After our Republican-controlled state legislature made it a crime for emergency room physicians to perform an abortion – even if the patient’s health was in jeopardy – the DOJ invoked the Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act (EMTALA) mandating emergency care – and sued our state for violating federal law.
The case made it all the way to the Supreme Court. Today, the justices decided 6-3 to dismiss the case, protecting Idaho women’s right to an abortion in the case of an emergency.
This is great news, for now. The case will continue in the lower courts, and legal experts are speculating that today’s decision is a political maneuver.
By refusing to rule on the case, the Supreme Court is postponing a decision they will have to make later, either in this Idaho case or a similar lawsuit in Texas.
If they’d instead decided to ban abortion even when the mother’s life is at risk, that could have been a major blow to Republicans in the upcoming election.
I am grateful Idaho women will remain protected for now, but this is a temporary reprieve, reserved only for women in the most dire circumstances.
Nine justices cannot continue to control the lives and futures of every woman in this country, and there’s still time to fix it.
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John, trust me when I tell you that this relief is only temporary. The far-right justices on the Supreme Court aren’t suddenly softening in their views on women’s reproductive rights.
Justice Samuel Alito criticized his colleagues in his dissenting opinion, accusing them of “ducking” the issue instead of deciding in favor of Idaho.
Alito argued that since the federal EMTALA does not specifically mention abortion by name, the Court should have ruled that Idaho’s total ban on abortion could stand.
This is not the only case where conservatives on the bench would have Congress rewrite past laws to protect our rights.
Right now, we’re waiting on a SCOTUS decision that could reverse nearly every single drug and environmental regulation unless Congress can pass those regulations again with more specific language.
It’s more important than ever that Democrats push for judicial reform to root out the corruption and extremism that has taken the Supreme Court hostage. As your congressman, I will lead that charge. |
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John, we are quickly approaching the end of the FEC fundraising quarter, and it’s been an uphill battle trying to keep up with Mike Simpson.
We do not have to outraise him to win, but every little bit makes a huge difference in our efforts to reach enough voters to flip this seat and kick out an anti-abortion MAGA extremist.
Thank you,
-David |
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