High-Stakes Abortion Lawsuits Force Clash on Emergency Care Law (1)

The Biden administration’s instruction that hospitals and doctors nationwide provide emergency abortion care faces a significant test from competing lawsuits in Texas and Idaho, which could leave physicians confused and patients in danger, legal observers said.

Texas asked the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas to block the recent guidance, arguing that it’s an “abortion mandate” that unlawfully attempts to preempt state law. The American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Christian Medical & Dental Associations have already joined the suit, and other states with strict anti-abortion laws are likely to join Texas or ...