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Women report being turned away by ER doctors in Texas despite arriving in labor and bleeding

Two women have filed EMTALA complaints against Texas hospitals for refusing to treat their ectopic pregnancies.

Latin Times

Ketanji Brown Jackson pens fiery dissent in abortion ruling: ‘Facilitating suffering of people’

‘We cannot simply wind back the clock’, the supreme court justice said of her colleagues’ 6-3 decision to dismiss suit

The Guardian - US

Alito dissent signals "gathering storm"

As Justice Jackson noted, the court kicked the can down the road because it's currently "politically inconvenient"

Salon

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Democrats Criticize Abortion Access Amid Idaho Ruling

Democratic leaders express concerns about abortion access following Idaho ruling on emergency care under EMTALA.

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Justice Alito says allowing abortions in medical emergencies is ‘bizarre’ as he fights for rights of ‘unborn child’

The Supreme Court handed abortion rights advocates a narrow win, for now, in case about emergency abortions

The Independent UK

SCOTUS dismisses Idaho abortion case

The ruling means Idaho’s near-total abortion ban does not take precedence over a federal law known as EMTALA

Salon

US supreme court allows emergency abortions in Idaho for now

Case’s return to lower court potentially delays a final decision to beyond the November elections

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Supreme Court allows abortion in Idaho emergency rooms, for now - Roll Call

The Supreme Court will allow abortions in Idaho in emergency situations, for now, despite the state’s near-total ban on the procedure.

Roll Call

What is the federal law at the center of the Supreme Court's latest abortion case?

The U.S. Supreme Court appears ready to release an opinion that will allow doctors in Idaho to perform abortions to stabilize patients at least for now, despite the state's strict abortion ban

The Independent UK

Doctors worried by SCOTUS abortion case

The Supreme Court will soon rule on whether states can actually ban abortion with no exception for a mother's life

Salon

SCOTUS hears challenges to abortion law

As the Supreme Court considers a patient protection law, experts say it could lead to fetal personhood

Salon

Heated arguments at the Supreme Court in newest abortion case

At issue is a clash between federal and state law about how pregnant women must be treated in the emergency room.

WEKU

What’s at stake in emergency abortion care case before US supreme court?

The justices must decide whether Idaho doctors can terminate a pregnancy to save a woman’s health or only if her life is at risk

The Guardian - US

A Cruel and Risky Abortion Ban Versus an Overreaching Interpretation of Federal Law

There are no good sides in today's Supreme Court case concerning the EMTALA and abortion.

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Supreme Court split on Idaho abortion ban in emergency rooms - Roll Call

The Supreme Court appeared divided Wednesday on access to abortion in emergency rooms despite Idaho’s near-total abortion ban.

The Guardian - US

Arizona’s Republican-led house repeals strict abortion ban – as it happened

Arizona takes step to repeal harsh abortion ban and state senate must still approve

The Guardian - US

US supreme court appears divided after hearing arguments on emergency abortion care

Federal Emtala law has become focal point in heated debate over emergency abortions in states that ban procedure

WEKU

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

The case comes from Idaho, where the law banning abortions is sufficiently strict that the state's leading hospital system says its patients are at risk.

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The Guardian - US

‘How sick do they have to get?’ Doctors brace for US supreme court hearing on emergency abortions

As states ban abortions, a 1968 federal law requires hospitals that receive Medicare dollars to stabilize patients in a medical emergency, creating a catch-22 for care providers

Salon

SCOTUS on abortion and emergency care

Federal law requires doctors to provide stabilizing care. But will SCOTUS say abortion bans override the EMTALA?

The Guardian - US

Anti-abortion states are targeting an emergency healthcare law. Will the supreme court side with them?

Justices to rule whether abortion bans should undo Emtala, the Reagan-era law requiring hospitals to treat emergency patients

The Texas Tribune

Texas, Idaho abortion bans test against federal emergency medicine rule

Hospitals are required to stabilize anyone experiencing a medical emergency. Two lawsuits question whether that includes performing an abortion, despite state laws.

Salon

When life-saving abortion law isn't safe

Texas and Idaho have challenged whether or not the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act takes priority

The Guardian - US

Law protecting women seeking emergency abortions is target in US supreme court case

Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act is at the heart of the court’s latest blockbuster abortion case, which comes out of Idaho

The Independent UK

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

The Supreme Court is allowing Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical emergencies, while a legal fight continues

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