US sues Idaho over abortion ban , citing 'necessary' medical treatment in certain cases being denied

"The US Justice Department has filed a lawsuit that challenges Idaho's restrictive abortion law, arguing that it conflicts with a federal law requiring doctors to provide pregnant women medically necessary treatment that could include abortion."

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"Idaho Democratic Party Chair Lauren Necochea praised the Justice Department's lawsuit in a prepared statement, saying the state's Republican politicians would rather let a pregnancy kill a person than allow them to receive an abortion.

"'Idaho's radical abortion ban gives health care providers an impossible choice: withhold medically necessary care or face prison time,' Ms Necochea said.

"'In states where these bans have gone into effect, providers are waiting for medical conditions to worsen before assisting their pregnant patients, increasing the risk of sepsis and other life-threatening complications. This is immoral.' "