- A federal judge ruled Idaho's near-total abortion ban unconstitutional insofar as it blocks doctors from providing abortions needed to protect a pregnant woman's health, including serious medical and mental-health risks.
- The decision — the first federal ruling since the 2022 overturning of Roe to recognize a limited constitutional right to health-preserving abortion — stressed preventing serious harm (including suicide risk).
- Idaho plans to appeal, and large parts of the ban (such as provisions allowing relatives to sue and restrictions for life-limiting fetal conditions) remain contested.
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