What defines a medical emergency in rhe eyes of the law? How many hospitals are going to perform an abortion they deem a medical emergency only to be potentially sued by an AG who disagrees that it was medically necessary?
Missouri law has a definition of “emergency” here, which this situation fits. Also, if I tell my doctor friend Bob not to call 911 unless an emergency is happening, my other friend Tom starts having a seizure he believes is life-threatening, and Bob doesn’t call 911, is that my fault or Bob’s fault? If hospitals start getting sued en masse for these obvious mistakes, they’ll probably be more likely to see reason. This is either a genuine error in reading the law or liability dodging.
What hospital is going to test the boundaries of what immediate or imminent risk to life in the eyes of the law? Especially with any government official salivating at the chance to punish any abortion care.
What defines a medical emergency in rhe eyes of the law? How many hospitals are going to perform an abortion they deem a medical emergency only to be potentially sued by an AG who disagrees that it was medically necessary?
Missouri law has a definition of “emergency” here, which this situation fits. Also, if I tell my doctor friend Bob not to call 911 unless an emergency is happening, my other friend Tom starts having a seizure he believes is life-threatening, and Bob doesn’t call 911, is that my fault or Bob’s fault? If hospitals start getting sued en masse for these obvious mistakes, they’ll probably be more likely to see reason. This is either a genuine error in reading the law or liability dodging.
What hospital is going to test the boundaries of what immediate or imminent risk to life in the eyes of the law? Especially with any government official salivating at the chance to punish any abortion care.
There have been hundreds of abortions in Missouri alone since the ban, so quite a few, actually.