Amicus Brief Urges Supreme Court to Protect Public Health and Uphold EMTALA

On April 24, 2024 the Supreme Court will hear Idaho v. United States. This case will determine whether EMTALA  protects pregnant women whose medical emergencies require an abortion as stabilizing care to prevent death or severe and long-lasting injury to health. The public health amicus brief argues that if the High Court allows Idaho to proceed despite the clear scope and sweep of EMTALA, states could bar their hospitals from intervening in other health emergencies.