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Demonstrators protest outside the Supreme Court building shortly before the court heard arguments about mifepristone on March 26, 2024. Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images

Can states prevent doctors from giving emergency abortions, even if federal law requires them to do so? The Supreme Court will decide

Naomi Cahn, University of Virginia and Sonia Suter, George Washington University

EMTALA requires hospitals to provide stabilizing treatment to all patients – but Idaho is arguing that its abortion ban means it doesn’t have to allow the procedure, even if it is medically needed.
Women who were denied abortions, despite serious pregnancy complications, appear outside the Texas Supreme Court in November 2023, following arguments in a lawsuit they brought against the state. Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP via Getty Images

Most state abortion bans have limited exceptions − but it’s hard to understand what they mean

Naomi Cahn, University of Virginia and Sonia Suter, George Washington University

Women in Texas and in other states with abortion bans are suing, asking for clarification on when medical exceptions could actually be granted.

Related Topics

  1. Abortion
  2. Abortion policy
  3. Abortion politics
  4. Abortion rights
  5. Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
  6. Pro-abortion rights
  7. Roe v Wade
  8. State laws
  9. US abortion law
  10. US Supreme Court

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