News about Supreme Court, abortion, and law

With #SCOTUS set to hear argument today on the relationship between EMTALA and state abortion bans, here’s a link to my “One First” post from January summarizing the issue—and the potential implications of this dispute for *all* emergency medical care: stevevladeck.substack.com/p/bonus-60-emtala-abortion-and-the pic.twitter.com/otEf8j0PPa

Everyone facing a medical emergency should be able to get the care they need – including abortion care. Tell the Supreme Court to defend a patient’s right to stabilizing, life-saving care. #BansOff 👇 brnw.ch/21wJ93w pic.twitter.com/vj5oCgict2

At 10 am, the Supreme Court hears its second abortion case in as many months. Have a look at my quick @TheEconomist preview and follow me here. I’ll be analyzing the oral argument as it happens espresso.economist.com/face3ee8cd23d4e678783e668802b7a6

It’s hard to gauge how today’s Supreme Court case about emergency abortions will come out because the lawyer defending Idaho’s total ban was so smugly condescending toward the women justices that even Barrett (rightly) lost her patience with him. slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/04/idaho-abortion-ban-supreme-court-amy-coney-barrett.html