1/3/24 - Appeals Court Rules On Texas Emergency Abortions

Wednesday, January 3, 2024 at 8:46 AM

REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare/File Photo - Emergency Room

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that Texas hospitals are not required to provide emergency abortions.

TXEAS - On Tuesday, a federal appeals court ruled that the U.S. government does not have the authority to force an emergency room doctor to perform abortions if necessary to stabilize emergency room patients. The court said hospitals and doctors are not required to perform abortions under a national emergency care law.

The ruling sided with Texas in a lawsuit claiming the Biden administration was overstepping its authority on abortion.

It was in July of 2022, that the Biden administration said the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), can require an abortion if it is necessary to stabilize a patient with a medical emergency, despite abortion being required in the state where the emergency room is located.

The guidance was issued shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling in June 2022.

Meanwhile, the month of January includes Sanctity of Human Life Sunday, which will be on the 21st this year. The National March for Life will take place in Washington D.C., Friday the 18th.

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