US court lifts ruling requiring Idaho to allow some abortions to protect women’s health

By Daniel Wiessner Oct 30 (Reuters) – A US appeals court on Friday paused a judge’s ruling that said Idaho’s near-total ban on abortion is unconstitutional because it does not provide exceptions for when pregnancies pose risks to women’s health. The San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals said in a 2-1 decision that a doctor who sued over Idaho’s abortion ban is unlikely to prevail on…