By Wonderwall.com Editors
10:00am PDT, Apr 27, 2024
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The Supreme Court is gearing up to make another big decision about abortion and reproductive rights.
On April 24, the nine justices heard arguments tied to whether provisions of Idaho's near-total abortion ban can be enforced, as the Gem State's new stance might conflict with a federal law that ensures emergency medical care for patients, including pregnant women. The federal law — the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act or EMTALA — requires hospitals to perform any treatment, including an abortion, to save a patient's life.
The argument comes two years after the conservative-leaning SCOTUS overturned Roe v. Wade.
While arguments were being heard, many lawmakers — particularly female Democrats — sounded off on the hearing and criticized Idaho's law.
Vice President Kamala Harris, meanwhile, promised that "if extremists in Congress pass a national abortion ban, President Joe Biden will veto it."
Keep reading to see what more bold-faced names are saying…
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"You're pregnant and scared. You're having a medical emergency. Your health depends on an abortion. Whether or not ER physicians can provide you with one is up for debate at the Supreme Court. That's where we're at in post-Roe America. And it's Donald Trump's fault." –Sen. Tammy Duckworth
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"Imagine having a serious pregnancy complication and being denied the abortion care your doctors tell you is needed to protect your health. An extremist Supreme Court stacked with Trump-appointed justices could make that tragedy a reality for Americans across the country." –Sen. Elizabeth Warren
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"The anti-choice right is arguing before the Supreme Court today in favor of stripping protections for women's emergency medical care, including abortion. This is an outrageous argument that puts women's lives in danger, and I'm calling on the Court to reject it." —Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
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"Radical Republicans are at SCOTUS today arguing that even in the most dire medical emergency, a pregnant person should be denied abortion access until they're literally on the brink of death. They don't give one rip about 'life,' only power and control." —Sen. Mazie Hirono
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"Today, SCOTUS heard a challenge to #EMTALA, an over 30-year-old law requiring hospitals to provide care in life threatening emergencies, which can include abortion care. In March, I was proud to lead 257 of my colleagues in an amicus brief urging the court to uphold the intent of #EMTALA to protect patients' rights and physicians' independence." —Rep. Jerry Nadler
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"No one should be turned away from getting lifesaving health care. But that's exactly what's happening in a post-Roe America. We cannot allow MAGA ideology and a right-wing Supreme Court to take away our reproductive freedom." –Rep. Katherine Clark
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"Morning Reminder. The lives of American women should not be at risk because of where they live. All women must have the right to emergency medical care, including abortion. NO state or judge should be making this decision." —Rep. Rosa DeLauro
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"Breaking: The MAGA Supreme Court majority appears ready to rule that the right to 'life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness' doesn't extend to women with pregnancy complications or who otherwise need abortions. This is horrifying, and it is because of Donald Trump." –Hillary Clinton
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"This Administration will continue to defend a woman's ability to access emergency care under federal law, fight for reproductive rights, and call on Congress to restore the protections of Roe v. Wade into federal law." –White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
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"The decision to get emergency medical care is an individual freedom, not a decision for politicians and judges. Today, SCOTUS will decide whether to keep putting lives at risk or uphold basic healthcare rights and laws like #EMTALA. I urge them to protect reproductive freedom." –Rep. Jamaal Bowman
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"As SCOTUS hears arguments today on cruel abortion restrictions, a reminder: Abortion is health care. Health care is a human right. Democrats will keep fighting to ensure that every person has access to reproductive care and the ability to make their own health care decisions." –Rep. Pramila Jayapal
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"Medical professionals are required to help people. The near-total bans on reproductive rights hinder them and put patients in more danger. Regardless of the Supreme Court's decision in this case, we must restore reproductive freedom and health care." –Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi
