{"id":2105777,"date":"2023-11-22T12:49:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T17:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-abortion-advocates-ask-scotus-to-intervene-in-litigation-over-idaho-er-doctors\/"},"modified":"2023-11-22T12:53:06","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T17:53:06","slug":"anti-abortion-advocates-ask-scotus-to-intervene-in-litigation-over-idaho-er-doctors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-abortion-advocates-ask-scotus-to-intervene-in-litigation-over-idaho-er-doctors\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-abortion advocates ask SCOTUS to intervene in litigation over Idaho ER doctors"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fanti-abortion-advocates-ask-scotus-to-intervene-in-litigation-over-idaho-er-doctors%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2105777&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Anti-abortion Advocates Seek Supreme Court Intervention in Idaho Abortion \u200bBan Case<\/h2>\n<p>The Alliance Defending\u200d Freedom (ADF), a conservative Christian\u2062 legal organization dedicated to religious freedom,\u2062 has urgently \u2064requested the Supreme Court&#8217;s involvement in a \u200dfederal case concerning Idaho&#8217;s \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/all-lives-matter-arkansas-gov-signs-near-total-abortion-ban-that-supporters-hope-will-force-scotus-to-revisit-roe-v-wade\/\" title=\"\u2018All Lives Matter\u2019: Arkansas Gov. Signs Near-Total Abortion Ban That Supporters Hope Will Force SCOTUS To Revisit Roe v. Wade\">total abortion ban<\/a>. The\u2064 ADF filed an emergency application for a stay while \u200dthe Ninth Circuit \u200bCourt \u2062of Appeals reviews the law.<\/p>\n<h3>Idaho&#8217;s Strict Abortion Ban<\/h3>\n<p>Idaho has one of the most stringent abortion \u2063bans in the United States, allowing exceptions only \u2062to save the mother&#8217;s life or in\u200b cases of rape or incest.<\/p>\n<p>The current \u200dlaw in Idaho states \u200dthat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-francisco-students-are-committing-suicide-at-an-alarming-rate-now-the-city-is-suing-its-schools\/\" title=\"San Francisco Students Are Committing Suicide At An Alarming Rate. Now The City Is Suing Its Schools.\">emergency room doctors<\/a> who perform abortions, unless it falls under the life-saving exception, could face criminal penalties and the loss of \u2062their medical licenses. However, the law was blocked shortly after its enactment in \u2064August 2022,\u200d following the Supreme Court&#8217;s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.<\/p>\n<h3>Violation of Federal Law<\/h3>\n<p>United States District Judge B. Lynn Winmill, appointed by Bill\u2064 Clinton, affirmed the Department \u200cof Justice&#8217;s position that the law violates the \u2063federal Emergency \u200bMedical Treatment and\u2064 Labor Act (EMTALA).<\/p>\n<p>EMTALA requires medical facilities accepting Medicare funding to\u200c provide\u200b stabilizing care to all patients \u2062entering emergency rooms, regardless of their ability to pay. \u200cIt mandates that physicians and staff ensure a\u2062 patient&#8217;s condition\u200d does not significantly deteriorate \u2064if transferred to another facility. Federal attorneys \u200bargue that bringing criminal charges against emergency room physicians in \u200bambiguous medical situations violates EMTALA.<\/p>\n<h3>A Case\u200d Highlighting the Urgency<\/h3>\n<p>During\u2062 a two-week period in October 2022, due \u200bto \u2063a legal\u200b loophole, the criminal charges provision of the law was allowed to take effect. In that time, a patient in Idaho \u200chad to be transferred to Salt Lake City, Utah, after her water broke at 20 weeks of pregnancy and she \u200ddeveloped a \u2064uterine infection. The physicians at the facility deemed an abortion medically necessary \u200din \u200cthat critical moment.<\/p>\n<p>At 20 weeks gestation, the fetus&#8217;s heart and lung development is fragile, making viability outside\u200c the womb highly \u200cunlikely \u2063in most cases. Sepsis, a rapidly developing \u200bblood infection in\u2063 emergency situations, can cause organ failure within as little as 12 \u200bhours,\u200d resulting in \u200dthe death of one in four \u2064patients.<\/p>\n<h3>ADF&#8217;s Argument and Appeal<\/h3>\n<p>ADF Senior \u200cCounsel Erin Hawley \u2063emphasized that hospitals, especially emergency rooms, are meant to\u2064 preserve life \u200dand should not be transformed into abortion clinics.\u200d While \u200dphysicians do treat medical\u200b emergencies like ectopic pregnancies,\u2063 elective abortion is not considered life-saving care and goes against\u200d Idaho&#8217;s law.<\/p>\n<p>The ADF&#8217;s appeal to the Supreme\u200b Court argues \u2062that EMTALA does not establish a\u200d federal standard of\u2062 care or\u200b override state \u200dmedical \u200cstandards.\u2064 They claim that \u200dthe circuit \u200ccourt&#8217;s ruling effectively turns EMTALA&#8217;s protection\u2062 for the uninsured into \u200ca federal super statute on the issue of abortion.<\/p>\n<p>The ADF contends that EMTALA is silent on abortion and actually requires stabilizing treatment for the unborn children of pregnant women.<\/p>\n<p>The motion\u2064 indicates that ADF attorneys could present their case as early as April.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">The Washington Examiner<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2064 What argument\u2062 does \u200cthe Alliance Defending Freedom make for\u200b upholding Idaho&#8217;s\u2062 abortion\u200d ban and why?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  While under their care. By criminalizing emergency room\u2062 doctors who perform abortions, Idaho&#8217;s total abortion ban effectively prohibits them\u200b from \u200bfulfilling their duty under EMTALA.<\/p>\n<h3>The Alliance Defending \u200dFreedom&#8217;s Argument<\/h3>\n<p>ADF argues that the Ninth Circuit \u2063Court \u200b\u2062of Appeals should uphold\u2064 Idaho&#8217;s \u2064abortion ban, claiming that the state\u2062 has a compelling interest in protecting\u200c fetal life.\u2063 They\u200c contend that the\u2063 ban is constitutional because it allows\u200d for exemptions \u200din\u2064 cases of rape, \u2063incest,\u200b and when the mother&#8217;s life is at\u200d risk.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, ADF\u2064 asserts that the federal\u200d government has overstepped \u200dits authority\u2064 by applying EMTALA to abortion cases.\u2062 They argue that\u200d EMTALA was never \u2062intended \u2062to govern the provision of abortion \u200dservices and\u200c that it should not supersede a state&#8217;s right\u200b to regulate the medical profession within\u2063 its borders.<\/p>\n<h3>Potential\u200b Impact on Abortion Rights<\/h3>\n<p>If the Supreme Court grants ADF&#8217;s\u200b application for a stay, it could have significant implications \u200cfor abortion rights nationwide. A \u200bruling\u200d in favor of Idaho&#8217;s ban could embolden\u2062 other states to pass similar laws, \u200bleading to a wave \u200cof restrictive\u2064 abortion\u200d legislation across the country.<\/p>\n<p>On\u200b the other hand, if \u2064the Supreme Court were to strike down Idaho&#8217;s ban, it would likely set \u200ca precedent against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-abortion-group-says-2021-was-worst-year-for-abortion-rights-since-roe\/\" title=\"Pro-Abortion Group Says 2021 Was \u2018Worst Year for Abortion Rights\u2019 Since Roe\">total abortion bans<\/a> and \u2063reaffirm the constitutional right to abortion established in \u200dRoe v. Wade.<\/p>\n<h3>The\u2063 Uphill Battle<\/h3>\n<p>ADF faces an uphill battle in persuading the Supreme Court to intervene in this case. The Court tends to be cautious when it\u200b comes to emergency applications, typically\u2064 reserving \u200dthem\u200b for truly exceptional circumstances. Additionally, the recent decision to\u2062 overturn\u2063 Roe v. Wade might signal \u200dthe Court&#8217;s inclination \u2062to let <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-abortion-advocates-ask-scotus-to-intervene-in-litigation-over-idaho-er-doctors\/\" title=\"Anti-abortion advocates ask SCOTUS to intervene in litigation over Idaho ER doctors\">lower courts \u2063handle abortion-related cases<\/a>\u200c for now.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, ADF&#8217;s\u200b urgent plea for \u2062Supreme Court\u200b intervention underscores the deep divide and heated debate \u200dsurrounding \u200cabortion rights\u2063 in the United States. The outcome of this \u2064case has\u2063 the potential to shape the legal landscape of abortion rights for years\u200c to come.<\/p>\n<h3>The Future of \u200dAbortion Bans<\/h3>\n<p>As anti-abortion \u2063advocates seek Supreme Court \u200cintervention in the Idaho abortion ban case,\u200b the debate over abortion \u200drights\u200c continues\u200d to rage\u2063 on. The ultimate \u2063decision reached by\u2063 the Supreme Court will \u2062have far-reaching consequences, impacting not only Idaho but potentially setting \u200bthe stage\u2063 for\u2063 the future\u200b of abortion bans across the\u2064 United States.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of the\u200c outcome,\u200d it is clear that \u2062this \u200ccase\u2063 represents a critical \u200bjuncture in the ongoing battle between advocates for reproductive rights and those seeking to \u200crestrict access to \u2064abortion. The outcome will undoubtedly shape the legal landscape and influence the lives of countless women across\u2062 the country.<\/p>\n<p>Only \u200dtime will \u200dtell how \u200bthe Supreme Court will respond to \u2064ADF&#8217;s urgent request for intervention.\u200d Until then, the nation remains watching, waiting, and holding its breath for the future of abortion rights in the United States.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anti-abortion advocates asked the Supreme Court to intervene in a federal case in Idaho regarding whether or not emergency room physicians should be shielded from prosecution under the state&#8217;s total abortion ban. The Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative Christian religious freedom legal organization, filed an emergency application for a stay while the law was being<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2105778,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2105777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2105777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2105777"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2105777\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2105778"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2105777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2105777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2105777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}