Texas sues over White House guidance on providing emergency abortions
Texas attorney general says protecting access to emergency treatment would ‘transform every emergency room into a walk-in abortion clinic’
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Texas attorney general says protecting access to emergency treatment would ‘transform every emergency room into a walk-in abortion clinic’
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.
Following President Joe Biden’s executive order on abortion last week, the Department of Health and Human Services released new guidance directing Medicare hospitals to provide abortions when necessary to protect “the health or life of the pregnant person,” even if prohibited by state law.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Joe Biden for advising doctors to perform abortions in medical emergencies, citing EMTALA
State of Texas sues federal government to block federal protection for women who require abortions in medical emergencies