"Abortion rights activists feared that a Trump administration would move to ban abortion nationwide. But rather than mount a full-scale assault on abortion rights, Trump has taken a subtler approach that abortion rights supporters say is endangering women who need abortions to save their lives. After the US supreme court overturned Roe v Wade, Joe Biden's White House issued guidance clarifying that the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (Emtala), which blocks hospitals from turning away patients in medical emergencies,"
"When Idaho banned virtually all abortions, the Biden administration accused the state of violating Emtala, sued Idaho and took the case all the way to the supreme court. The Trump administration then dropped that case and rescinded the Biden-era guidance. Without the reassurance of that guidance, advocates worry that doctors will be too afraid to give patients life-saving abortions. At least five women are believed to have died because post-Roe abortion bans blocked them from care."
Trump campaign policies produced wide effects on civil rights, health, immigration, and cities. Military-level force was used in urban centers and tens of thousands of federal workers were fired. Abortion access narrowed through administrative actions rather than a nationwide ban, increasing risks for women needing life‑saving care. After Roe v. Wade was overturned, Biden’s White House issued guidance that EMTALA protects emergency abortions and sued Idaho for violating EMTALA. The Trump administration later dropped that case and rescinded the guidance, removing legal reassurance; at least five women are believed to have died because bans blocked care. HHS will re-examine access to the abortion pill mifepriston.
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