Supreme Court publishes draft opinion showing a win for abortion rights
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🗓️ 27 June 2024
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The Supreme Court may be about to allow emergency abortions in Idaho.
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| 0:08.0 | Good morning, I'm Taylor Wilson and today is Thursday June 27th, 2024. This is the |
| 0:19.2 | excerpt. Today what the Supreme Court may rule on abortions in Idaho. |
| 0:28.0 | Plus how Hunter Biden's gun purchase at a Delaware store was illegal for another reason, and it's debate night. |
| 0:36.4 | The Supreme Court may be about to allow emergency abortions in Idaho, according to a copy |
| 0:41.1 | of the pending opinion obtained by Bloomberg News. |
| 0:44.0 | The version that appeared briefly on the court's website would reinstate a lower court |
| 0:48.0 | order that had allowed hospitals to perform abortions needed to protect the health of the mother. |
| 0:53.9 | A majority plan to dismiss the case |
| 0:55.8 | as improvidently granted, according to the Bloomberg report. |
| 0:59.8 | While the litigation would continue, |
| 1:01.5 | the opinion would still be a win for the Biden administration, |
| 1:04.8 | which had challenged Idaho's strict abortion ban. |
| 1:07.8 | The administration argued abortions are the standard of care in some situations under |
| 1:12.3 | a federal law that requires hospitals provide emergency treatment regardless of a patient's ability to pay. |
| 1:19.0 | Hunter Biden's purchase at a Delaware gun shop was also illegal for another reason. |
| 1:28.0 | I spoke with USA Today, investigative reporter Nick Penzenstadler to learn more. |
| 1:33.0 | Nick, thanks for hopping on. |
| 1:34.0 | Yeah, happy to be here. |
| 1:36.0 | So Nick, would you just start by reminding us about Hunter Biden's gun case and what he ultimately was convicted of? |
| 1:41.0 | So this all came down to the gun transaction form |
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