[ [link removed] ]tl;dr: SCOTUS is on their regular bullsh*t, and we're taking action on
April 24. Chip into our Reproductive Justice Fund.
John,
Okay - by now, you've likely heard about the Mifepristone case that SCOTUS
is hearing (and probably even took action or saw us put our bodies on the
line in Washington, DC, in defense of Mifepristone). But there's this
whole other case that is… yea. WTF.
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A federal law, known as the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act
(EMTALA), requires hospitals to provide “such treatment as may be required
to stabilize the medical condition” of anyone who is having an emergency
while pregnant.
What does this mean? If someone has to choose between carrying their
pregnancy or stabilizing their own medical condition, EMTALA guarantees
that hospitals have to offer treatment to save the mother’s life, even if
it includes terminating the pregnancy.
A lower court in Idaho heard a case and held that EMTALA, a federal law,
preempts Idaho’s sweeping abortion ban (yep, a state law).
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Still with us? Good. Because someone actually addressed the issue of
conflicting state and federal law. The framers of the Constitution were
clear on the issue: federal law “shall be the supreme Law of the Land,”
meaning that it preempts any state law that conflicts with it.
Will the “textualists” and “originalists,” aka extremists, on the court
uphold the Constitution? Or will they continue their crusade against
reproductive freedom?
[ [link removed] ]On April 24th, the Supreme Court is hearing this case - and we'll be
back in Washington, DC, and in the streets. But we can't continue fighting
for our bodily freedoms without your continued support, John.
Will you chip in $25 to our Reproductive Justice Fund?
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In struggle,
Women's March
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