U.S. Supreme Court justices spent two hours Wednesday morning debating whether a federal law about emergency treatment encompasses abortion care even in states with strict abortion bans, with no clear indication of how they may ultimately rule.

U.S. Supreme Court justices, wading back into the battle over abortion access, appeared divided on Wednesday in a case pitting Idaho's strict Republican-backed abortion ban against a federal law that ensures that patients can receive emergency care.

Supreme Court justices appeared sharply divided today over whether federal law should allow doctors to perform emergency abortions in states that have adopted near-total bans on the procedure.

Conservative Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism Wednesday that federal law can require hospitals to provide emergency abortion care in states with strict bans on the procedure, marking the latest legal battle over abortion access since the high court overturned Roe v.

The Supreme Court is considering a case that will determine when doctors can provide abortions during medical emergencies in states with bans enacted after the high court’s sweeping decision overturning Roe v.

Justices considered whether federal law permits emergency-room doctors to perform abortions to preserve a woman’s health even in states that outlaw the procedure.

The Supreme Court heard arguments today on Idaho's strict abortion ban. NBC News' Yamiche Alcindor, Slate senior editor Dahlia Lithwick and University of California, Davis law professor Mary Ziegler weigh in on the arguments being made by Idaho and the federal government.