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What to Know About the Federal Law at the Heart of the Latest Supreme Court Abortion Case

The abortion debate is extending to the interpretation of a federal law called EMTALA, which stipulates emergency medical care but does not mention abortion specifically.

The outcome of the legal battles over EMTALA could have implications for the restrictiveness of state abortion laws and the ability of hospitals to provide other types of medical care. [ more ]

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Supreme Court hears case about emergency abortion care

The Supreme Court is hearing a challenge to Idaho's abortion ban in medical emergencies, part of ongoing fallout from reversing Roe v. Wade. [ more ]

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Pitting patients against physicians': doctors brace for US supreme court verdict on emergency abortions

Fetal maternal medicine specialist in Idaho faced challenges due to state's strict abortion ban but briefly provided abortions in emergencies under a federal law known as Emtala. [ more ]

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The Supreme Court Allows Idaho to Block Emergency Abortions

Idaho can enforce its total abortion ban, even in cases where it's necessary to save a pregnant person's life.

The Supreme Court will hear the case against Idaho's abortion law in full in April. [ more ]

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The Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical emergencies

The Supreme Court has allowed Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, including in medical emergencies, while a legal fight continues.

The Biden administration argues that federal law requires hospitals to provide emergency care, including abortion, regardless of state laws banning abortion. [ more ]

New York Post

Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce emergency room abortion ban

The Supreme Court has allowed Idaho to enforce its abortion ban while it reviews whether doctors can use the procedure in emergency situations.

The Biden administration had argued that doctors must comply with the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) and provide abortion as necessary to stabilize a patient. [ more ]

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Supreme Court to decide if ER docs can perform necessary abortions

The Supreme Court will decide whether emergency room doctors can perform medically necessary abortions in states that prohibit them.

This is the second major abortion case the Supreme Court will consider this year. [ more ]

Axios

Texas can ban emergency abortions despite federal guidance, appeals court says

A federal appeals court ruled that Texas can prohibit emergency abortions despite federal guidance.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sought to prohibit enforcement of federal guidance on emergency abortions. [ more ]

New York Post

Federal appeals court rules Biden admin can't force Texas doctors to perform emergency abortions

A federal appeals court ruled that the Biden administration cannot compel emergency room doctors in Texas to perform abortions.

The court ruled that the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) does not mandate physicians to provide abortions as part of stabilizing treatment. [ more ]

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Supreme Court Appears Divided on Emergency Abortions In Idaho v. United States

The Idaho v. United States case centers around a conflict between the state's anti-choice law and the federal Emergency Treatment And Labor Act (EMTALA). [ more ]

PortlandTribune.com

Supreme Court justices appear split over Idaho case regarding abortion care during emergencies

U.S. Supreme Court debates if EMTALA covers abortion during strict state bans. [ more ]

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5 Takeaways From the Supreme Court Arguments on Idaho's Abortion Ban

Idaho's near-total abortion ban challenged in Supreme Court for potentially violating federal law on emergency care. [ more ]

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Supreme Court to examine a federal-state conflict over emergency abortions

The Supreme Court is hearing a case from Idaho focusing on abortion rights. [ more ]

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Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Idaho's Near-Total Abortion Ban

The U.S. Supreme Court is to rule on whether Idaho's near-total abortion ban conflicts with the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). [ more ]

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