Federal Court of Appeals Declares ER Doctors not Obligated to Perform Abortions

January 05, 2024

On Tuesday, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that “the Biden administration cannot illegally use federal law to force emergency room doctors to perform abortions.” This ruling came about as a response to the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services challenge that abortion could still be used post-Dobbs in hospital emergency rooms under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA).

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