US abortion medication access may rest on whether doctors can decline to provide emergency care to patients experiencing abortion complications, a question dividing the federal government and conservative physicians at the Supreme Court.
The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act requires physicians to help patients in life-threatening situations regardless of circumstances. Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, the Biden administration has taken the position that EMTALA trumps state abortion restrictions in emergency situations, using guidance and the regulatory process to ensure women can access reproductive services when their lives are in danger.
But whether individual doctors ...
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