Supreme court to hear rightwing challenge to emergency abortion care in hospitals – live


by The Guardian

The Guardian— Justices consider abortion issue again with Emtala case, two years after the conservative majority overturned Roe v Wade.

Washington Post—Live updates: Supreme Court hears arguments in case over emergency abortion care. The Supreme Court hears arguments in Idaho vs U.S. relating to the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act. Justices will decide whether a federal law requiring hospitals care for life-threatening cases means ER doctors in states with abortion bans must terminate pregnancies in certain circumstances.

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.

Mother Jones—Emergency abortion care is before the Supreme Court—and blue states should be very worried. Jaelyn was 19 weeks and five days into a much-wanted pregnancy when the cramping began—slowly at first, then in an insistent rhythm that signaled she was in labor. Several excruciating hours later, emergency doctors delivered a heart-wrenching diagnosis. The amniotic sac was protruding from her cervix; her baby was doomed. “There’s nothing we can do,” […]