The justices will decide whether federal law protects emergency room abortions.
Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/AP, FILE, will consider the scope of a state abortion ban and whether a federal law governing emergency care protects access to abortion at hospitals when a woman's health is at risk., with exceptions for reported cases of rape or incest or when "necessary to prevent the death of the pregnant woman.
Idaho contends that Congress enacted EMTALA solely to prevent hospitals from turning away indigent patients or otherwise discriminating against patients on the basis of their condition or status. "If the Court sides with Biden, it would be incredibly troubling and a sweeping precedent for them to set," said Katie Daniel, state policy director for SBA Pro-Life America.
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