The administration said a state abortion law conflicted with a federal law requiring emergency care. The court similarly sidestepped a case from Idaho in June.

The White House on Monday criticized the U.S. Supreme Court's decision not to hear a bid by President Joe Biden's administration to enforce in Texas federal guidance requiring hospitals to perform abortions in emergencies.

The Supreme Court rejected the Biden administration's attempt to require emergency abortions in Texas when needed to prevent serious injury to the mother.