Biden administration had argued hospitals receiving Medicare funds are required to provide emergency care, including abortion
The US supreme court on Friday allowed Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical emergencies, while a legal fight continues.
The justices said they would hear arguments in April and put on hold a lower court ruling that had blocked the Idaho law in hospital emergencies, based on a lawsuit filed by the Biden administration.
Hospitals that receive Medicare funds are required by a federal law to provide emergency care, potentially including abortion, no matter if there’s a state law banning abortion, the administration argued.
The legal fight followed the court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade and allow states to severely restrict or ban abortion. The Joe Biden White House issued guidance about the law, the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act – or Emtala – two weeks after the high court ruling in 2022. The Democratic administration sued Idaho a month later.
so the supreme court erred on the side of Let The Women Die until at least april??
what the actual fuck
Typically, a court would issue an injunction to prevent possible irreparable harms from occurring while the court decides the case. The fact that no injunction was issued means SCOTUS believes forcing women to give birth or risk their lives in an emergency situation isn’t irreparable harm.
Fucking fascist ghouls.
Filthy religious trash. Instead of the Supreme Court, it ought to be called the Christo-fascist Council.
Has a nice ring to it
Let’s not pretend that they will find different in April.
Once the union fully collapses, it won’t matter. And we seem to be upping the date for that as dramatically as possible.
I hope Virginia makes the correct decision this time around
Virginia will split up. NOVA will make the right decision. Richmond will wait for a new Sherman to come along and teach it to behave.
I could see that potential, I could also see a potential of Virginia making the right decision. We’re definitely more purple these days than we used to be.
I would love for that to be the case! It’s been too long since I’ve had any dealings in Southern VA to know. I’m glad to hear it’s getting better.
I’m up in Nova but I keep my eyes out for how my state goes
Abort the Supreme court.
We just need a bunch of people to knock up republican politician’s daughters, and we will see how fast they find a way to get an abortion.
That happens all the time. They either fly the kid someplace or just have a private doctor, not keep a record. Laws for thee not for me.
