Oregonians watch Supreme Court cases with abortion down, homeless ruling to go
PORTLAND, Ore. (PORTLAND TRIBUNE) -- The U.S. Supreme Court dropped a long-awaited decision Thursday, June 27, ruling that hospitals in Idaho that receive federal funding must provide emergency abortion services, despite that state’s near total ban on abortions.
Oregonians have been watching for a ruling on Moyle v. United States because a recent study by the Guttmacher Institute, a pro-abortion think tank, recently released data showing that of 11,930 abortions provided within Oregon hospitals and clinics in 2023, about one in 10 were for out-of-state patients, including an estimated 400 from Idaho, which has enacted strict laws stopping abortion in most cases. About 690 came from the state of Washington.
Under Idaho law, abortion is illegal except in extreme cases, such as incest, rape or if it's necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman.
Axios Portland posted a story on the new study in its Tuesday, June 25, newsletter.
At issue in this case is a decades-old federal rule called the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, or EMTALA. It was passed by Congress in 1986 and requires emergency rooms at hospitals receiving federal funds to stabilize or transfer patients needing emergency care. In the case of a pregnant patient, that treatment could include abortion, which Idaho’s recently passed law prohibits.
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