“How close to death is close enough?” Johnson asked. “Extremist anti-abortion politicians in Texas are trying to prevent pregnant people experiencing medical emergencies from receiving life-saving care, despite the fact that federal law requires most hospitals to provide that treatment. Politicians may think they know better than doctors, but doctors should not have to try … Read more
Steven Mazie, who covers the Supreme Court for The Economist, suggested the cases could hinge on “what counts as a medical emergency.” “I can’t believe in a matter of months we’ve gone from losing the constitutional right to abortion to debating whether doctors can provide lifesaving care to patients,” said Kate Smith, senior director of … Read more
On Tuesday, a Texas judge ruled that Biden administration guidance asserting that doctors must perform abortions in emergencies — regardless of state bans — is illegitimate overreach and that the federal law underlying the guidance does not limit the state’s new trigger ban. A day later, an Idaho judge ruled just the opposite: that the state’s … Read more
A federal judge suggested Monday that he’s likely to grant the Justice Department’s request to temporarily block an Idaho abortion law that is set to go into effect this week. Read more on NBC News
“We have the training to know what’s right for our patients and want to have the ability to do that without having to fear criminal liability or being caught between, if we do one thing we’re violating state law, if we do another thing, we’re violating federal law,” Haddock said. Read more at The Hill … Read more
