Supreme Court to Determine Whether Politicians Can Deny Emergency Medical Care to Pregnant People

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Supreme Court to Determine Whether Politicians Can Deny Emergency Medical Care to Pregnant People

The Supreme Court will hear oral argument later today in Idaho and Moyle, et al. v. United States, a case brought by extreme politicians seeking to disregard a federal statute — the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) — and put doctors in jail for providing pregnant patients necessary emergency medical care. The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Idaho, and the law firm Cooley LLP previously filed an amicus brief in this case…