"Supreme Court Case Puts Spotlight on Pregnant People's Rights and Access to Emergency Abortions"

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Source: The Intercept
"Supreme Court Case Puts Spotlight on Pregnant People's Rights and Access to Emergency Abortions"
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Idaho is arguing before the Supreme Court that abortion is not protected under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), claiming that the federal government is interfering with the state's ability to ban the procedure. If the court were to accept Idaho's argument, it could nullify the safety-net law meant to eliminate discrimination in emergency medical care, singling out pregnant people as a separate and unequal class of patients. The case has significant implications for the rights of pregnant individuals and the obligations of healthcare providers in emergency situations.

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