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Justice Department asks judge to pause Idaho abortion ban

FILE - Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during an event in Washington, Aug. 2, 2022. The U.S. Department of Justice asked a federal judge this week to bar Idaho from enforcing its near-total abortion ban while a lawsuit pitting federal health care law against state anti-abortion legislation is underway. (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP,File)

FILE - Protestors march through downtown Boise chanting pro-abortion rights slogans on their way to the Idaho Capitol steps, June 24, 2022 in Boise. The U.S. Department of Justice asked a federal judge this week to bar Idaho from enforcing its near-total abortion ban while a lawsuit pitting federal health care law against state anti-abortion legislation is underway. (Darin Oswald/Idaho Statesman via AP, file)

Justice Department asks judge to pause Idaho abortion ban