Health Affairs July 1, 2024
When it was formally released on June 27, the Supreme Court opinion in Moyle v United States came as no surprise; Court personnel apparently inadvertently posted the decision on June 26, and it was captured by Bloomberg Law reporters before it was removed. Other than proper formatting, the actual decision is identical to the accidentally released version.
The case involved an Idaho law prohibiting abortions unless necessary to prevent a pregnant woman’s death and containing no exception for abortions necessary to prevent grave harms to the woman’s health. Before the law took effect, the United States sued Idaho under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), which, requires Medicare-funded hospitals to provide stabilizing treatment to patients experiencing medical emergencies...
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