486:, she agreed that dismissing the case now was correct as new developments in the case had made it better to send the case back to the lower courts. Briefing and argument had shown that the extent of the parties' dispute was unclear, evolving, and narrower than it initially seemed. For example, the U.S. government told the Court that mental health conditions never require abortions as stabilizing care, while Idaho told the Court that abortions are permitted in all the medical conditions that the U.S. government had identified, even when the woman is not at "imminent" risk of death. Based on concessions like these, Barrett concluded that "even with the preliminary injunction in place, Idaho's ability to enforce its law remains almost entirely intact" – not enough to show that Idaho would be irreparably harmed.
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too early, evidenced by the directions of questions during the oral arguments. CNN stated that after the oral arguments, Roberts worked with
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Supreme Court's initial order was made by a 6–3 vote, with Jackson,
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treatment to avoid breaking Idaho law. There were also concerns that the arguments put forth by the state defending its ban lacked the robustness that the court had initially seen them, arguments that the federal government had put forth in their own briefs.
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state law that would prohibit such treatment. They argued that abortions were necessary in certain emergency situations not allowed by Idaho law, which only provides exceptions when "necessary to prevent the death of the pregnant woman", rape or incest, or an
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