Supreme Court denies Biden administration appeal over federal emergency abortion requirement in Texas
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The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review Texas's abortion restriction, allowing hospitals to deny certain emergency terminations that may violate state law.
The Biden administration had requested that the justices overturn the lower court's ruling, contending that federal law requires hospitals to provide abortions in emergency situations. They referenced last term, when the Supreme Court permitted emergency room abortions to continue in Idaho while a lawsuit continues in federal court. Texas is asserting that its laws are distinct from Idaho's because Texas has a health exception for pregnant patients. Jamie Joseph is a writer who covers politics. She leads Fox News Digital coverage of the Senate.
In Texas, the central legal issue is whether the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), which mandates hospitals to treat emergency conditions, overrides state laws that prohibit abortion in emergencies. The case focuses on whether a state can stop an emergency physician from performing an abortion if it’s necessary to stabilize a pregnant woman's health.
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