Opinion: Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act is no end-run around abortion bans
The emergency department is often called a hospital’s front door. For many people desperate for reproductive care, it is being seen as their last chance. But these days, getting treatment for pregnancy-related medical emergencies in the emergency department is complicated.
State abortion bans threaten access to emergency reproductive care by introducing complex legislative restrictions around what counts as a medical emergency. That’s a problem because pregnant people experiencing worrisome pain and bleeding can’t be expected to know whether or not they are facing a medical emergency.
