SCOTUS Leak Confirms Abortion Still Under Attack

WASHINGTON, DC –– Today, Bloomberg obtained a draft of the Supreme Court’s opinion in Idaho and Moyle, et al. v. United States, a case that could gut the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA). 

Veronica Ingham, Senior Campaign Director for Free & Just released the following statement in response to the new reporting:

“The leaked opinion is a clear signal that abortion access is still under attack and threats to lifesaving medical care will continue to escalate. Women shouldn’t need a law degree to know if they can get the care they need, and the Supreme Court kicking the can on abortion twice in a single term only creates confusion for doctors and patients across the country and puts people’s lives at risk. We don’t know for certain if the opinion posted earlier today is official, but we do know that extremist lawmakers will not stop until abortion is banned nationwide.”

Earlier this month, emergency medicine physicians from Idaho, Oregon, and New York City, and patients with experience being denied care joined Free & Just to highlight how ongoing attacks on abortion rights and reproductive freedom leave doctors and patients confused and vulnerable. 

“In Idaho, we are practicing confused and afraid and it’s hurting patients,” said Dr. Jessica Kroll, the President of the Idaho College of Emergency Physicians and a practicing emergency medicine physician, who shared how Idaho’s law is already affecting patients and providers across the state. “Our job is to take care of patients, not to be moral police in the emergency room.”

If you are interested in speaking with storytellers about today’s leak, please contact kelly@freeandjust.us. 

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