Supreme Court to Hear Abortion Case Involving Idaho’s Emergency Treatment Ban
Washington D.C., USA – The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a pivotal abortion rights case originating from Idaho. This case raises the question of whether a state can legally interfere with a pregnant woman’s access to essential medical treatment, including the termination of a pregnancy, in cases where her health is at serious risk but not her life. In 1986, Congress passed the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), requiring hospitals …