(Washington Stand) The Biden administration has asked the Supreme Court to overturn a state pro-life protection by arguing that a federal law designed to protect the “unborn child” requires doctors to carry out abortions.
In arguments before the Supreme Court, the administration’s top legal advocate asked justices to strike down an Idaho law protecting most children from abortion on the grounds that it conflicts with the Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act (EMTALA).
But “EMTALA doesn’t address abortion. EMTALA addresses the issue of whether access to health care is available to people who are indigent, whether hospitals can turn away people who don’t have the means to pay for hospitalization or ER services,” Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador (R) told “Washington Watch” on Thursday. The Biden administration’s argument “turns EMTALA on its head. It turns jurisprudence for the last 40 years on its head.” (Read More)
