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SCOTUS Declines to Hear Texas Abortion Case

SCOTUS Declines to Hear Texas Abortion Case

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The Facts

  • The US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) on Monday declined to hear the Biden administration's appeal regarding emergency room abortion care in Texas, leaving the lower U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals court ruling intact.The US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) on Monday declined to hear the Biden administration's appeal regarding emergency room abortion care in Texas, leaving the lower US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals court ruling intact.

  • The case surrounds the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) of 1986, which requires hospitals to give emergency care regardless of a patient's ability to pay.


The Spin

The high courtSCOTUS's decision not to hear this case is very unfortunate. Texas has effectively banned abortion outright, and whateverits law'acceptions's itexceptions has in place are written in vague terms to further inhibit women and their doctors. With over a dozen states having passed similar laws, it's incumbent upon the court system to step in and overturn these violations of basic rights.

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