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Sen. Ron Wyden, head of the Senate Finance Committee, sent letters to hospitals in six states following reports of women being denied emergency care.
A key senator is asking hospitals in states with abortion bans what they are doing to ensure that patents aren’t being denied emergency care.
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, sent letters to eight hospitals Monday to find out more about their procedures and steps to ensure patients can be treated in an emergency. The hospitals are based in six states that have banned abortion.
Wyden said he’s reaching out in light of reports that women are being refused care or are forced to wait until their lives are in danger.
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