Clarified examines how state abortion bans, Supreme Court decisions and maternal mortality rates are inextricably linked.
One in eight voters say abortion is the most important issue to them in the 2024 presidential election. Here are three things you should know about abortion access in the United States.
Currently, twenty-two states have either a ban or the strongest restrictions on abortion in the country. In response to the Supreme Court's ruling on Dobb's V. Jackson Women's Health in 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services instructed hospitals to comply with the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, or
. The 1986 statute requires doctors to “stabilize,” or treat anyone who comes to a hospital in an emergency, which includes providing an emergency abortion if it were needed to save a life or prevent further harm.
’s emergency medical condition definition — that state law is preempted.' In April, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case Moyle v. United States, which questions whether the federal government can preempt state law in the case of abortions. The justices are expected to deliver their decision in June.Florida's six week ban Florida's six-week ban went into effect on May 1.
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