🚨HHS rescinds EMTALA guidance on emergency abortion care
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The Trump administration rescinded Biden-era EMTALA guidance on June 3, 2025, eliminating the requirement that hospitals provide emergency abortions to save women's lives, even in states with total bans. HHS Secretary Mehmet Oz claimed the policy created "confusion," but medical groups warn women will die from treatable pregnancy complications. This follows Trump's January executive orders enforcing the Hyde Amendment and reinstating the global gag rule, while 21 states maintain abortion bans.
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🏥 Hospitals can now legally watch women die from ectopic pregnancies and miscarriages
Without EMTALA protection, doctors face prison for saving women's lives in ban states—many will let patients die instead.
⚰️ Maternal mortality already spiked 23% in states with abortion bans
Texas saw deaths double after their ban—now emergency rooms nationwide can refuse life-saving care.
👶 Ten states ban abortion even for rape victims—including child rape survivors
An 11-year-old rape victim must carry her rapist's baby or travel hundreds of miles for care.
🗺️ Find your nearest abortion fund at abortionfunds.org before you need emergency care
Plan now—when you're bleeding out, it's too late to figure out which states will save your life.
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