Supreme Court divided over access to emergency abortions


by Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Honolulu Star-Advertiser— WASHINGTON >> Conservative Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Wednesday that state abortion bans after their sweeping ruling overturning Roe v. Wade violate federal healthcare law, though some also questioned the effects on emergency care for pregnant patients.

dailym.ai—Supreme Court deeply DIVIDED over Idaho abortion law: Justices get into heated argument over the 'shocking' scope of state's near-total ban that stops doctors giving women emergency care. Court heard arguments over Idaho case on abortions in medical emergencies. Biden administration believes Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act trumps state abortion laws in some cases. It's the first case over a state abortion ban to go before the court since Roe fell. Pro and anti-abortion rights protesters gathered outside the Supreme Court

CNN—Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s oral arguments over emergency abortions. In a Supreme Court hearing on the Biden administration’s challenge to aspects of Idaho’s strict abortion ban, US Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar sought to appeal to conservative justices who just two years ago ruled that states should have the ability to prohibit the procedure. The dispute, stemming from the Justice Department’s marquee response to the high court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade in 2022, turns on whether federal mandates for hospital emergency room care override abortion bans that...

CNN—Live updates: Supreme Court arguments on emergency room abortions. The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in another major abortion access case as it grapples with the aftermath of reversing Roe v. Wade. Follow here for live audio of the arguments, news updates, analysis and more.