
Law requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortion care is still active

NATIONWIDE — HOSPITALS MUST CONTINUE TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY ABORTION CARE, says a coalition of 21 attorneys general led by NY Attorney General Letitia James. They sent a letter to the American Hospital Association on the third anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade, reminding medical centers that their obligation to provide such care under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) has not changed, notwithstanding the federal administration’s recent decision to revoke a prior guidance document.
The letter responds to an action of U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which on May 29 rescinded guidance that it issued in 2022 “to remind hospitals of their existing obligation to comply with EMTALA.”
Emergency medical conditions that require stabilizing abortion treatment can include, but are not limited to, ectopic pregnancy, hemorrhaging, preeclampsia and other significant life-threatening conditions.
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