Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) case

Feds: Hospitals that denied emergency abortion broke the law

“It was dehumanizing. It was terrifying. It was horrible not to get the care to save your life,” Farmer, who lives in Joplin, said of her experience. “I felt like I was responsible to do something, to say something, to not have this happen again to another woman. It was bad enough to be so powerless.”

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Two hospitals may have violated federal law in denying woman an emergency abortion, HHS says

“This was a medical emergency, putting her at risk of severe blood loss, sepsis, or death. But she was denied the emergency care she needed,” the complaint alleged.

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