Affirming and supporting the requirement for hospitals to provide emergency abortion care to pregnant people when medically necessary under EMTALA.
The bill affirms and supports the requirement that hospitals provide life-saving emergency care to pregnant people, including reproductive and abortion services, when such care is medically necessary to stabilize a patient under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA). It addresses confusion caused by shifts in federal policy and guidance, emphasizing that EMTALA remains in effect and requires emergency abortion care.
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