The judge, who won his seat in a nonpartisan election, said the ban violated numerous constitutional guarantees, including the right to liberty and to “pursue and obtain safety and happiness.”

Such creative interpretations may be what the US needs, now that the highest court is packed with partisan quacks.

Still, doctors said that it would restore their ability to provide abortions in hospitals, particularly to women with pregnancy complications. Now, they say they often have to send those women out of state, or make them wait until they get sicker out of fear of violating the ban, which punishes doctors with up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

Remember to vote in November! And remember not to vote for the party that made it a crime to save a woman's life.