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The U.S. Congress passed the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) in 1986 to require ERs that accept Medicare payments to provide a medical screening exam for anyone who seeks treatment and to provide stabilizing care, regardless of ability to pay.
After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, Joe Biden signed an executive order directing federal agencies to promote abortion. In response, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services illegally expanded EMTALA to include abortion as stabilizing care in ERs.
Medical professionals who opposed this mandate said it violates their conscience rights and oversteps executive authority.
As predicted, the Trump administration has withdrawn the mandate.
“Led by Dr. Oz, the Trump administration has delivered another win for life and truth – stopping Biden’s attack on emergency care for both pregnant moms and their unborn children,” said Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of SBA Pro-Life America.
Dannenfelser added that women who have miscarriages or ectopic pregnancies can receive care in emergency departments in all 50 states.
Don’t believe leftists’ lies that women won’t receive care in these kinds of medical emergencies.
“In situations where every minute counts,” Dannenfelser said, “their lies lead to delayed care and put women in needless, unacceptable danger.”
Photo credit: American Life League (Creative Commons) – Some rights reserved
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