Becker's Healthcare July 3, 2024
The Biden administration sent a letter to hospitals July 2, reaffirming they have a “legal duty” under federal law to ensure all patients with emergency medical conditions are offered stabilizing treatment, including abortion when deemed necessary.
The letter follows a recent Supreme Court decision that ruled in favor of permitting emergency abortions in Idaho — for now. In the June 27 decision, the justices dismissed the question of whether the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act covers abortion when deemed necessary by physicians to protect the health of a pregnant woman, and ruled that abortions in emergency cases may resume in Idaho. The case now returns to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.
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