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Trump rescinds Emtala guidance protecting women in need of emergency abortions

Abortion rights supporters say scaling back the Biden administration’s guidance will endanger pregnant patients’ livesUS politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration on Tuesday rescinded Biden-era guidance clarifying that hospitals in states with abortion bans cannot turn away pregnant patients who are in the midst of medical emergencies – a move that comes amid multiple red-state court battles over the guidance.The guidance deals with the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (Emtala), which requires hospitals to stabilize patients facing medical emergencies. States such as Idaho and Texas have argued that the Biden administration’s guidance, which it issued in the wake of the 2022 overturning of Roe v Wade, interpreted Emtala incorrectly. Continue reading...

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