Affirming and supporting the requirement for hospitals to provide emergency care, including abortion services, to pregnant people 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 urges all hospitals in Hawaii to uphold these standards, regardless of religious affiliation, to ensure timely and necessary emergency care. The bill highlights the importance of clarifying Hawaii's policy direction and reinforcing the stability of emergency care for pregnant people in the state.

Affirming and supporting the requirement for hospitals to provide emergency care, including abortion services, to pregnant people 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 urges all hospitals in Hawaii to uphold these standards, regardless of religious affiliation, to ensure timely and necessary emergency care. The bill highlights the importance of clarifying Hawaii's policy direction and reinforcing the stability of emergency care for pregnant people in the state.