In wake of Supreme Court ruling, Biden administration tells doctors to provide emergency abortions
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WASHINGTON — The Biden administration told emergency room doctors they must perform emergency abortions when necessary to save a pregnant woman’s health, following last week
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WASHINGTON — The Biden administration told emergency room doctors they must perform emergency abortions when necessary to save a pregnant woman’s health, following last week
After the Supreme Court failed to strike down Idaho’s abortion law, the White House says doctors must obey its interpretation of a law on emergency abortions.
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration told doctors and other health care providers on Tuesday that they are legally obligated to perform abortions for pregnant women experiencing medical emergencies.
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — In letters to health-care providers Tuesday, the Biden administration reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring that pregnant people have access to emergency treatment, even if that treatment necessitates an abortion and the person lives in a state with an abortion ban.
In a letter sent to hospitals and provider groups Tuesday, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure said it is a hospital’s legal duty to offer necessary stabilizing medical treatment to all patients in med…
