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Idaho Supreme Court won’t block strict abortion bans

FILE - Idaho State Police form a line between those attending an anti-abortion celebration and protesters who came to support abortion rights at the Idaho Statehouse in Boise, Idaho, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. On Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, the Idaho Supreme Court ruled that the state's strict abortion bans will be allowed to take effect while legal challenges over the laws play out in court. (Sarah A. Miller/Idaho Statesman via AP, File)

FILE - Rebeca Castro of Fruitland sings and dances to a Christian praise song during an anti-abortion celebration for the overturn of Roe v. Wade, held outside of the Idaho Statehouse in Boise, Idaho on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. On Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, the Idaho Supreme Court ruled that the state's strict abortion bans will be allowed to take effect while legal challenges over the laws play out in court. (Sarah A. Miller/Idaho Statesman via AP, File)

FILE - Boise resident Autumn Myers holds a sign with the Republican Party elephant symbol inside the outline of a uterus that reads, "Let's talk about the elephant in the womb," during a Planned Parenthood rally for abortion-rights at the Idaho Statehouse in downtown Boise, Saturday, May 14, 2022. On Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, the Idaho Supreme Court ruled that the state's strict abortion bans will be allowed to take effect while legal challenges over the laws play out in court. (Sarah A. Miller/Idaho Statesman via AP, File)

FILE - A sign reading "My body, my Choice," is taped to a hanger taped to a streetlight in front of the Idaho State Capitol Building on May 3, 2022. The Idaho Supreme Court ruled on Friday, Aug. 12, that the state's strict abortion bans will be allowed to take effect while legal challenges over the laws play out in court. (Sarah A. Miller/Idaho Statesman via AP, File)

Idaho Supreme Court won’t block strict abortion bans