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Pregnancy Complications After Dobbs: The Role of EMTALA.
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Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health . Jan2024, Vol. 25 Issue 1, p79-85. 7p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- In June 2023, the Supreme Court declared that there was no longer a right to abortion under the federal constitution. This decision has allowed states to promulgate different restrictions on abortion, many of which implicate the practice of emergency medicine. An abortion is defined as a "medical intervention provided to individuals who need to end the medical condition of pregnancy" and includes care such as termination of an ectopic pregnancy and induction of labor for previable preterm premature rupture of membranes--interventions that emergency physicians either perform or rely on the assistance of consultants to perform. State bans on abortion must be evaluated against duties under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, a federal law that preempts state law. In this paper we examine the conflict between state and federal law as it applies to emergency abortion care and describe how emergency physicians can continue caring for patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *EMERGENCY medical service laws
*EMERGENCY medicine laws
*REPRODUCTIVE rights -- Law & legislation
*ABORTION laws
*ABORTION in the United States
*MEDICAL laws
*INDUCED labor (Obstetrics)
*STATE governments
*PREGNANCY complications
*ECTOPIC pregnancy
*FEDERAL government
EMERGENCY Medical Treatment & Active Labor Act
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1936900X
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 174756959
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5811/westjem.61457