The challenge of Idaho’s strict abortion ban and emergency care that reached the Supreme Court this year will be back in a federal appeals court on Tuesday ahead of another possible trip to the high court.

A federal appeals court is scrutinizing the impact of Idaho’s strict abortion ban on emergency medical care. A 9th U.S.

Idaho State Law prohibits a person from getting an abortion unless the pregnancy threatens their life, with exceptions for cases of rape and incest.

The Biden administration’s challenge to Idaho’s strict abortion ban divided a federal appeals court that heard arguments Tuesday in an emergency abortion care case that has already reached the Supreme Court once.

An en banc panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will need to decide after a hearing Tuesday whether a preliminary injunction blocking a Idaho law which criminalizes almost all abortions in the state should stay in place.

A major legal battle over abortion rights and emergency medical care is unfolding at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. At issue: whether Idaho's strict abortion ban conflicts with federal law in emergency medical situations.