The Supreme Court of the United States will hear a case on Wednesday regarding Joe Biden’s attempt to force hospitals to commit abortions even in non-emergency cases.
After the reversal of Roe v. Wade, the Biden administration told hospitals that the federal government would withhold Medicare funds unless they performed abortions whenever it is the “necessary stabilizing treatment.”
Although the directive claimed to only focus on life-threatening circumstances, the language would have actually broadened abortions when the mother’s physical life is not in danger.
The Supreme Court will consider Wednesday whether the Biden administration can override an Idaho law that protects preborn babies from abortion beginning at fertilization. The state policy already contains an exception for medical emergencies.
If the Supreme Court agrees with Idaho, the availability of life-saving treatment for pregnant women would not change. However, if the court sides with the Biden administration, abortion will be expanded beyond these cases through federal overreach.
Every Pro-Life state in the nation already allows doctors to intervene in situations when the mother’s life is at risk, including through C-section or induction. Thus, the Biden administration’s pro-abortion directive was unnecessary from the beginning and revealed a larger anti-Life agenda at work. Biden’s lawsuit has actually caused the exact harm it claimed to alleviate in the last two years by perpetuating the false narrative that doctors cannot treat pregnant women facing medical emergencies.
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In January, an appeals court ruled in a similar case that the federal law being addressed – the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) – actually urges physicians to stabilize both the mother and the preborn child. Judges unanimously agreed that federal policy does not require hospitals to commit abortions and the Biden administration cannot hold Medicare funds hostage to force them to do so.
The Supreme Court’s decision could save thousands of lives or compel emergency room doctors to become abortionists. Justices will likely rule in June along with a separate case regarding FDA regulations on chemical abortions.
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