The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President of Appellate Advocacy John Bursch regarding the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit’s decision Thursday to allow the state of Idaho to protect the lives of unborn children and mothers while the case Seyb v. Labrador proceeds:
“States have the strongest possible interest in protecting the most fundamental of our human rights—the right to life. Nothing in the federal Constitution grants a right to take innocent, unborn life. We’re pleased the court is respecting Idahoans’ desire to protect life, which Attorney General Labrador has fought so courageously to defend.”
The following quote may be attributed to Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador:
“Last month a federal judge blocked Idaho from enforcing our pro-life laws. We appealed immediately, and today the Ninth Circuit put that order on hold. Idaho can enforce the law again while this case is heard, which means unborn children and their mothers in our state are protected under Idaho law and doctors can continue making the good-faith judgments the law has always allowed. The Supreme Court settled in Dobbs that this decision belongs to the people of Idaho and their elected representatives. We will continue to defend it as far as needed.”
Labrador’s office, together with attorneys at Alliance Defending Freedom, recently asked the 9th Circuit to allow the state to protect unborn babies and their mothers after an Idaho district court became the first court in the nation to “find” a new federal constitutional right to abortion post-Dobbs.
Alliance Defending Freedom is an alliance-building, non-profit legal organization committed to protecting religious freedom, free speech, parental rights, and the sanctity of life.
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