If the Supreme Court allows states to set aside the emergency medicine act to enforce their abortion bans, I ― and I suspect many doctors ― will never practice medicine in any of the 21 states where abortion is not legal. Abortion bans are causing physicians to leave the reddest of states. Rural communities already … Read more
Supreme Court wrestles with abortion clash over emergency room treatment for pregnant women The Biden administration says Idaho’s near-total abortion ban conflicts with a federal law setting standards for hospital emergency room care. Read more at NBC News US supreme court appears divided after hearing arguments on emergency abortion care “If a woman comes to … Read more
What’s at stake as the Supreme Court hears Idaho case about abortion in emergencies The case, known as Moyle v. United States(Mike Moyle is the speaker of the Idaho House), has major implications on everything from what emergency care is available in states with abortion bans to how hospitals operate in Idaho. Here’s a summary … Read more
Does that mean pharmacists could be liable for dispensing a drug that could be used in an abortion — even if it’s not? Pharmacists like Murray in Idaho aren’t sure. Read more at NBC News
Last January, however, the Supreme Court temporarily blocked this district court’s order, reinstating Idaho’s sweeping abortion ban while the justices ponder the Moyle case. That’s a strong sign that, despite EMTALA’s clear text, the justices could permanently neutralize the federal law’s protections for people who must have an abortion to avoid catastrophic medical consequences. Read … Read more
The conflict, as the government points out, is that the law requires doctors to perform an emergency abortion if necessary to prevent a patient’s condition from deteriorating or to protect her from potentially severe or permanent injury. Idaho law forbids an abortion unless it’s necessary to avert a patient’s death. Doctors caught in this vise … Read more
“The fallout, of course, is going to be catastrophic for women, but it will also be catastrophic for babies and frankly, for anybody in the state who needs medical help,” Rubel said. Read more at 19th News
Recent Planned Parenthood polling shows that 65% of Idahoans believe that women should have access to all available reproductive healthcare options, including abortion, and 45% of Idahoans identify as pro-choice. But many people here are afraid to speak out, often for fear of literally being shot, an environment that makes it difficult to organize against … Read more
A new report shows Idaho has lost 22% of its OBGYNs since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022 – that’s more than 1 in 5. Read more at OPB.org
Doctors across the country told The 19th that they have struggled to stay on top of the latest developments in abortion lawsuits since the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned federal abortion protections. That confusion, some said, could stop physicians even from providing legal pregnancy-related health care. Read more … Read more
