Do I have to go through this ectopic pregnancy and
risk death in order to satisfy these old white guys
that I've never met?
Like that seems crazy. I would do it again,
and I would honestly break laws.
If it's illegal in Idaho,
I would break laws. The Supreme Court is deciding if
a federal law requiring hospitals to provide necessary emergency treatment,
including abortion services, should override a state abortion laws.
Idaho passed the law in 2022,
making it a felony for doctors to perform most abortions
except to save the mother's life.
For uncertain rape or incest cases,
if UH doctors can perform whatever treatment they determine is
appropriate,
then doctors can ignore not only state abortion laws,
but also state regulations on opioid use and informed consent
requirements.
That turns the presumption against preemption on its head and
leaves emergency rooms unregulated.
Under state law, the Biden administration sued the state.
A woman whose amniotic SAC has ruptured prematurely,
for example, needs immediate treatment to avoid a serious risk
of infection that could cascade into sepsis and the risk
of hysterectomy.
A woman with severe preeclampsia can face a high risk
of kidney failure that could require lifelong dialysis.
In cases like these where there is no other way
to stabilize the woman's medical condition and prevent her from
deteriorating.
And tallest plaintext requires that she be offered pregnancy termination
as the necessary treatment.
Doctors say the federal law will save lives if a
physician has to perform an abortion because there's an emergency
medical condition that requires it.
MTALA would prevent the Idaho law from kicking into effect
and giving authority to the state to prosecute that position.