The Biden admin reassured doctors that they’re protected by federal law if they perform an abortion in an emergency situation — and threatened to fine or strip Medicare status from hospitals that don’thttps://t.co/E93Sm4f2kA
— POLITICO (@politico) July 11, 2022
One of the most heartbreaking things about the anti-choice laws being rammed in place or triggered by the SCOTUS decision to overturn Roe was that for many health care providers, the fear of liability in the case of laws that were either without any exception for life of the pregnant person (made by anti-science or anti-woman legislators) or that were very vague regarding the physician's latitude would lead to life-saving healthcare being denied.
I think there is a likelihood that either a religious-based organization or state AG will challenge this if an appropriate case presents itself, although not being remotely an attorney, I couldn't say how likely it would be to succeed (supremacy clause?) but in the meanwhile this will save lives, and that is what matters.
I also want to stress that while I have posted how I think the Administration hasn't done what it could messaging-wise, this is the kind of meaningful decision that they should be making; it's just that it feels like it's trailing the SCOTUS announcement and should have been ready within days of it, especially since we were given a sneak-preview into what was going to happen.
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