The Justice Department announced Tuesday that it was suing the state of Idaho over a restrictive abortion ban that potentially threatened the proper treatment of pregnant emergency room patients.
A small group of abortion rights activists march from the U.S. Supreme Court to the House of Representatives office buildings on Capitol Hill on July 6, 2022 in Washington, DC.
chaired by Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta. The action against Idaho was described as one of the first major actions of that task force, but Garland said that any state law preventing a hospital from fulfilling its obligation under EMTALA would be in violation of federal law and potentially challenged.
U.S. Attorney Merrick Garland looks on as Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Department of Justice August 2, 2022 in Washington, DC.
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