Biden administration had argued hospitals receiving Medicare funds are required to provide emergency care, including abortion

The US supreme court on Friday allowed Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical emergencies, while a legal fight continues.

The justices said they would hear arguments in April and put on hold a lower court ruling that had blocked the Idaho law in hospital emergencies, based on a lawsuit filed by the Biden administration.

Hospitals that receive Medicare funds are required by a federal law to provide emergency care, potentially including abortion, no matter if there’s a state law banning abortion, the administration argued.

The legal fight followed the court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade and allow states to severely restrict or ban abortion. The Joe Biden White House issued guidance about the law, the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act – or Emtala – two weeks after the high court ruling in 2022. The Democratic administration sued Idaho a month later.

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      Typically, a court would issue an injunction to prevent possible irreparable harms from occurring while the court decides the case. The fact that no injunction was issued means SCOTUS believes forcing women to give birth or risk their lives in an emergency situation isn’t irreparable harm.

      Fucking fascist ghouls.

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        Once the union fully collapses, it won’t matter. And we seem to be upping the date for that as dramatically as possible.

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            Virginia will split up. NOVA will make the right decision. Richmond will wait for a new Sherman to come along and teach it to behave.

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              I could see that potential, I could also see a potential of Virginia making the right decision. We’re definitely more purple these days than we used to be.

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                I would love for that to be the case! It’s been too long since I’ve had any dealings in Southern VA to know. I’m glad to hear it’s getting better.

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                    NOVA is one of the best places I’ve ever been. The only thing I don’t miss is the traffic… and housing cost insanity.