Biden Asks for Supreme Court Review of Texas Abortion Ruling

April 5, 2024, 2:21 AM UTC

The Biden administration is urging the Supreme Court to review whether Texas abortion law is trumped by federal requirements for hospitals to treat patients when their lives are in danger.

The government’s petition comes weeks before the Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in an Idaho case over whether federal law requirements for providing lifesaving emergency care preempt the state’s abortion bans.

Both cases involve the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, or EMTALA. In the ...

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