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US sues Idaho over abortion law, cites medical treatment

tors to violate the Emergency themselves against the crimi- ally takes weeks or months.
Medical Treatment and La- nal allegations by arguing
bor Act, a federal law that that the abortion was done to Dr. Caitlin Gustafson, a fam-
requires anyone coming to a save a pregnant person from ily physician, and a regional
medical facility for emergen- death, or that it was done af- Planned Parenthood organi-
cy treatment to be stabilized ter the pregnant person re- zation have already used over
and treated, Garland said. ported that they were a vic- the abortion ban in the Idaho
tim of rape or incest to a law Supreme Court, which is ex-
“Idaho’s law would make it a enforcement agency — and pected to hear arguments in
criminal offense for doctors provided a copy of that report the case on Wednesday. In the
to provide the emergency to the abortion provider. lawsuit, Gustafson contends
medical treatment that fed- that the exception for medi-
eral law requires,” Garland “Under the Idaho law, once cal emergencies is vague and
said. effective, any state or lo- impossible to interpret.
cal prosecutor can subject a
Idaho, like many Republi- physician to indictment, ar- “It would be very difficult,
(AP) — The Justice De- eral Merrick Garland said. can-led states, has several rest, and prosecution merely if not impossible, for me to
partment on Tuesday filed anti-abortion laws on the by showing that an abortion implement the medical ex-
a lawsuit that challenges The announcement is the books, creating a legal quag- has been performed, without ception and provide care to
Idaho’s restrictive abor- first major action by the Jus- mire now that the U.S. Su- regard to the circumstances,” a pregnant person whose
tion law, arguing that it tice Department challenging preme Court has overturned the Department of Justice life may be at risk,” wrote
conflicts with a federal a state trigger law since the the landmark abortion rights wrote in the lawsuit. “The Gustafson, noting that some
law requiring doctors to Supreme Court overturned case Roe v. Wade. law then puts the burden on serious pregnancy-related
provide pregnant women Roe v. Wade in June. The the physician to prove an ‘af- medical conditions like pre-
medically necessary treat- court’s decision has led some The law targeted by the Jus- firmative defense’ at trial.” eclampsia can cause death
ment that could include states to enact restrictive tice Department criminal- though it is not guaranteed to
abortion. abortion laws and is likely izes all abortions, subjecting Advocates for sexual assault do so.
to lead to abortion bans in anyone who performs or at- survivors have said the rape
The federal government roughly half the states in the tempts to perform an abor- and incest exception is essen- Neither Idaho Gov. Brad Lit-
brought the lawsuit seek- U.S. tion to a felony punishable by tially useless, because Idaho’s tle nor Idaho Attorney Gen-
ing to invalidate the state’s between two and five years in public record law doesn’t al- eral Lawrence Wasden, both
“criminal prohibition on pro- The Justice Department prison. low law enforcement agen- Republicans, immediately re-
viding abortions as applied brought the suit because cies to release reports when sponded to requests for com-
to women suffering medical federal prosecutors believe People who are charged un- a case is still under investiga- ment on the federal lawsuit.
emergencies,” Attorney Gen- Idaho’s law would force doc- der the law could defend tion — a process that gener-

House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump face primaries

(AP) — Three Republican backed rival. tion that President Joe Biden promoted the former presi-
U.S. House members who signed into law in June. dent’s lies that the 2020 elec- Watkins no longer runs the
voted to impeach Don- In other races Tuesday, two tion was stolen. message boards and has de-
ald Trump over the Jan. Democratic incumbents in Meijer, a member of the nied fueling the QAnon
6 insurrection are being Michigan are facing each Army Reserves who served Herrera Beutler has been movement. He said he is run-
challenged in Tuesday’s other in a newly drawn con- in Iraq, has criticized Biden in Congress since 2011 and ning for Congress because he
primary elections by rivals gressional district, and two over the U.S. withdrawal represents an area that has fa- hopes to “fix the machine
endorsed by the former members of the progres- from Afghanistan, as well as vored Republicans. from the inside.”
president. sive “Squad” have primary his handling of the economy.
challengers in Missouri and The congressman’s family is In the central part of Wash- He is considered a long shot
The primaries for Reps. Peter Michigan. In Arizona, GOP well known in the Midwest ington, Newhouse, a four- in the crowded GOP field,
Meijer, Jaime Herrera Beu- voters will decide whether as owners of the chain of term congressman, is fac- having been outpaced in
tler and Dan Newhouse are to nominate a major QAnon Meijer grocery megastores, ing seven challengers, six of campaign fundraising by the
the biggest test yet for GOP figure for a congressional and he has a large fundraising whom are Republicans, in other candidates.
incumbents who broke with seat. advantage over Gibbs. The the solidly conservative 4th
Trump after a mob of his winner will face Democrat Congressional District. His State Rep. Walter Black-
supporters stormed the U.S. The three House Republi- Hillary Scholten in Novem- rivals include Loren Culp, man and Eli Crane, a for-
Capitol in a bid to keep him cans facing primary challeng- ber in the state’s Democratic- a former small-town police mer Navy SEAL who owns
in power. Trump has vowed es Tuesday for impeaching leaning 3rd Congressional chief who refused to concede a bottle opener business and
revenge against the 10 House Trump say they don’t regret District. the governor’s race in 2020. was endorsed by Trump, are
Republicans who crossed their vote. Culp has Trump’s backing considered the leading GOP
party lines for the impeach- In Washington state, the two but has lagged other candi- contenders. The winner will
ment vote. In Michigan, Meijer voted Republicans who voted for dates in fundraising. take on Democratic U.S.
for impeachment just days impeachment are compet- Rep. Tom O′Halleran in
Of the 10, four opted not after he was sworn into office ing in crowded primaries, Ron Watkins, one of the most November in a district that
to run for reelection in this for his first term. The former from which the top two vote- prominent figures in the QA- favors Republicans.
year’s midterm elections. As president has endorsed Mei- getters, regardless of politi- non conspiracy movement,
for the ones who did, Rep. jer’s opponent, John Gibbs, a cal party, will move on to the is running for a House seat
Tom Rice of South Carolina businessman and missionary general election in Novem- in Arizona’s sprawling 2nd
lost to a Trump-endorsed who served in the Trump ad- ber. Congressional District.
challenger in June, while ministration under Housing
Rep. David Valadao of Cali- Secretary Ben Carson. Herrera Beutler’s primary He served as the longtime
fornia survived a challenge against eight challengers, four administrator of online mes-
that same month from a fel- Gibbs has contended Meijer of whom are Republicans, in sage boards that helped seed
low Republican, advancing is not a true Republican be- Washington state’s 3rd Con- the conspiracy movement
to the general election. Rep. cause he voted to impeach gressional District will be one whose adherents believe a
Liz Cheney of Wyoming is Trump, and Gibbs chastised of the toughest of her career. group of satanic, cannibalistic
bracing for defeat in her Aug. Meijer for supporting bi- Trump is backing Joe Kent, a child molesters secretly runs
16 primary against a Trump- partisan gun control legisla- former Green Beret who has the globe.