It does not matter what state a hospital subject to EMTALA operates in. If a patient can comes into the emergency room with a medical emergency jeopardizing the patient`s life or health, the hospital must provide the treatment necessary to stabilize that patient. This includes abortion.
Merrick Garland discusses the legal obligations of hospitals to provide emergency care, including abortions, regardless of state law.
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