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State opposes new guidance from Biden administration directing hospitals to provide emergency abortions regardless of state bans on procedure

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Biden administration, saying EMTALA doesn't require abortions to save a mother's life.

Texas sues after Biden administration issues guidance saying doctors can perform abortions in emergencies

(Reuters) -Texas sued the federal government on Thursday over new guidance from the Biden administration directing hospitals to provide emergency abortions regardless of state bans on the procedure that came into effect in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's reversal of its landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the lawsuit argued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services was trying to "use federal law to transform every emergency room in the country into a walk-in abortion clinic." The lawsuit focused on guidance issued on ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton argues the Biden administration is violating the state’s “sovereign interest” by reassuring the nation’s doctors they can perform abortions in medical emergencies.