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A federal appeals court on Friday struck down Idaho’s ban against abortions after 20 or more weeks of pregnancy, ruling the law unconstitutional.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals found that the Idaho law violated Supreme Court precedent by prohibiting abortions before a fetus is considered viable, typically around 24 weeks. The court also found it unconstitutional for the state to require that all women seeking abortions during their second-trimester do so in a hospital, saying it “places an undue burden on a woman’s ability to obtain an abortion.”
Read more http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/9th-circuit-court-appeals-strikes-down-idaho-20-week-abortion-ban
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals found that the Idaho law violated Supreme Court precedent by prohibiting abortions before a fetus is considered viable, typically around 24 weeks. The court also found it unconstitutional for the state to require that all women seeking abortions during their second-trimester do so in a hospital, saying it “places an undue burden on a woman’s ability to obtain an abortion.”
Read more http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/9th-circuit-court-appeals-strikes-down-idaho-20-week-abortion-ban