The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday reinstated Idaho's near-total abortion ban, pending briefing and oral argument on the Gem State's emergency motion for a stay of a lower court's injunction against the law.

The two-page order specifies that the "temporary stay does not reflect the Court’s views" on Idaho's motion. All briefing is due by Sept. 15, and the court will hold a hearing Sept. 22.

State Attorney General Raul Labrador celebrated the ruling, saying it "means unborn children and their mothers in our state are protected under Idaho law and doctors can continue making the good-faith judgments the law has always allowed" as the appeal proceeds.

U.S. District Judge Lynn Winmill had claimed the U.S. Constitution protects a right to "therapeutic" abortion, including to prevent a pregnant woman from self-harm, despite the Supreme Court's 2022 Dobbs precedent overturning federal abortion rights and returning regulation to the states.