Idaho federal judge narrows abortion ruling to only protect Boise doctor who filed lawsuit
The ruling leaves other Idaho doctors under the state’s near-total ban while the judge said a limited injunction was enough to address the harm.
- On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill narrowed a previous injunction, ruling that protection from Idaho's abortion ban applies exclusively to Boise physician Dr. Stacy Seyb.
- Citing a 2025 Supreme Court ruling, Trump v. CASA, Inc., Winmill noted that federal courts generally cannot issue 'universal injunctions' that extend protections beyond named plaintiffs.
- Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador filed an emergency motion with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to stay the remaining injunction, arguing the ruling defies the Supreme Court's 2022 Dobbs decision.
- Because the court's protection is now limited to Seyb, other Idaho physicians remain subject to the state's near-total abortion ban, which allows exceptions only for the life of the mother.
- The Lawyering Project vowed to continue fighting for pregnant patients despite the ruling, even though Winmill remained 'persuaded' that abortions for serious health risks are constitutionally protected.
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