TX Sues Feds Over Guidance On Emergency Abortions

The Texas Tribune reports:

Texas is suing the Biden administration over guidance released Monday telling the nation’s doctors they’re protected by federal law to terminate a pregnancy as part of emergency treatment — and threatening to defund hospitals that don’t perform these procedures.

The Biden administration’s guidance states that federal law requires doctors to perform abortions for pregnant people in emergency rooms when it is “the stabilizing treatment necessary” to resolve a medical emergency, including treatments for ectopic pregnancy, hypertension and preeclampsia.

On Wednesday, the Biden administration also warned retail pharmacies that they must fill prescriptions for pills that can induce abortion or risk violating federal civil rights law.

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Texas is suing the Biden administration over guidance released Monday telling doctors they’re protected by federal law to terminate a pregnancy as part of emergency treatment.https://t.co/gIOdFJLFmD

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) July 14, 2022