Supreme Court hearing – justices are divided on EMTALA care. Ramifications, what’s at stake, what to know – news round-up, part 2

The US supreme court heard one of the most sadistic, extreme anti-abortion cases yet | Moira Donegan (opinion piece) Their own Dobbs decision, after all, did not require any state to allow abortions in the case of risks to women’s health. Sepsis, organ failure and loss of fertility in women were thereby tacitly accepted by … Read more

Opinion: I’m An Emergency Physician. Here’s How Dangerous This Supreme Court Abortion Ruling Could Be.

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 hearing – justices are divided on EMTALA care. Ramifications, what’s at stake, what to know – news round-up

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

EMTALA hearing at Supreme Court, April 24th – what’s at stake

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

The United States is experiencing a growing OB-GYN shortage. Here’s why.

“The thought of practicing in a state where the law against evidence-based medical care is a challenging pill to swallow so early in your career,” said Traub in an email to The Hill. Traub added that many of the states that have passed full abortion bans also have the highest maternal and infant mortality rates … Read more

With tears and a lullaby, a rural Alabama hospital stops delivering babies

Liz Kirby, Monroe County Hospital’s CEO, said a physician shortage was behind the closing. After the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, some hospitals in states with strict abortion bans have warned that it could become harder to recruit OB-GYNs, though Kirby said she wasn’t aware of that as a factor in this case. Residency … Read more

‘We weren’t meant to be criminals’: the gynecologists training out of state post-Roe

Like Rachel, countless OB-GYN residents across the nation are finding their education at odds with recent abortion bans. One year after the Dobbs vote, 14 states have banned abortions outright, with several more imposing six- to 20-week bans. In some states, like Texas, Kentucky, Louisiana and Missouri, doctors could face felonies if they perform an … Read more