U.S. Law Supreme Court Allows Emergency Abortions in Idaho but Leaves Big Questions Unresolved

The Supreme Court officially announced Thursday that it would allow emergency abortions in Idaho without deciding key issues in the case, closing an unusual episode in which a draft of the decision accidentally became public a day earlier.

Since the court overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago, ending federal protections for abortion, the inability of women in some states to access abortions in medical emergencies has emerged as a top issue, shifting public opinion on abortion rights and galvanizing political opposition to bans on the procedure. 

The Supreme Court’s...