After the Supreme Court failed to strike down Idaho’s restrictive abortion law, the Biden administration said doctors must conform to its interpretation of a federal law mandating emergency abortions even when a woman’s life might not be in danger.
On Tuesday, the Biden administration sent a letter to hospitals and healthcare providers saying its understanding of the federal government’s Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act overrides state laws such as Idaho. The letter comes after the Supreme Court shifted the DOJ’s lawsuit to Idaho’s 9th Circuit.
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