The case comes from Idaho, which is one of 14 states that now ban abortion at all stages of pregnancy with limited exceptions.
The Supreme Court will consider Wednesday when doctors can provide abortions during medical emergencies in states with bans enacted after the high court's sweeping decision It marks the first time the Supreme Court has considered a state ban since Roe was reversed.
The Supreme Court has allowed the Idaho law to go into effect, even during emergencies, as the case played out. Meanwhile, complaints of pregnant women being turned away from U.S. emergency rooms spiked after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, according to federal documents obtained by The Associated Press.
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