Hospitals must be required to provide care that ends a pregnancy when needed in an emergency, even if abortion is illegal in the states where they’re located, HHS said in a federal appeals court filing.
US Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra is urging the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to overturn an injunction he warns is interfering with the agency’s enforcement of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act.
EMTALA requires hospitals that participate in the federal Medicare program to provide emergency medical care to anyone who comes into their emergency departments, regardless of a ...
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