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Shielding Reproductive Freedom: Uncovering New York’s Law Protecting Providers from Civil and Criminal Liability

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In the wake of the Dobbs decision, which eliminated the constitutional right to abortion, individual states were left to regulate or ban the procedure....more

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Trump Administration Rescinds Emergency Abortion Guidance

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On June 3, 2025, the Trump administration announced (the Announcement) that it would no longer follow Biden-era guidance (the Guidance) that directed hospitals to provide emergency abortions to pregnant women in emergency...more

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Idaho Federal Judge Warns of Conflicts Between Restrictive Abortion Laws and EMTALA

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In a 60-page decision issued on March 20, 2025, Judge Lynn Winmill, a Federal District Judge for the District of Idaho, granted a preliminary injunction that enjoins Attorney General Raúl Labrador and his officers, employees,...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

Idaho’s Defense of Life Act and EMTALA: For Now, a Federal Court Permits an Idaho Health System to Stabilize Pregnant Patients...

An Idaho federal court has resolved the tension between that state’s restrictive abortion law and the federal Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act (EMTALA) in favor of a hospital system’s obligation to stabilize pregnant...more

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Idaho's Abortion Statute: EMTALA Exception Narrowed

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Last week, the US District Court for the District of Idaho entered another preliminary injunction prohibiting enforcement of Idaho’s Total Abortion Ban (IC § 18-622) if the abortion is necessary to stabilize a pregnant woman...more

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Criminalizing Reproductive Care and Abortion Services through Telehealth

The January 30, 2025 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine contains an article entitled “Providing Interstate Telehealth Abortion Services to Patients in Restrictive States.” In the second sentence, the authors write:...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Iowa Fetal Heartbeat Law to Go Into Effect on July 29, 2024

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Iowa’s fetal heartbeat law, House File 732, which was signed into law by Governor Kim Reynolds in 2023, will go into effect on Monday, July 29. The law has been temporarily enjoined from enforcement since last July, however a...more

McCarter & English, LLP

New Jersey Regulatory Update Part I

It is that time of year for our regulatory update. Parts I and II will discuss proposed and adopted rules from the second half of last year to the first quarter of this year that impact healthcare providers in New Jersey,...more

Holland & Hart LLP

Referrals for Out-of-State Abortions: New Idaho Decision

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The federal District Court of Idaho has issued a ruling that will help protect physicians and other healthcare providers who refer patients outside of Idaho for an abortion....more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 21st Annual Advanced Forum on Obstetric Malpractice Claims - June 27th - 28th, Philadelphia, PA

Hosted by the American Conference Institute, the 21st Annual Advanced Forum on Obstetric Malpractice Claims returns in June with curated content that will ensure that you stay current on the evolving standards of care,...more

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The State AG Report – 10.13.2022

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Here are this week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •James Leads Coalition of AGs Winning...more

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Federal Judge Blocks Idaho from Enforcing Abortion Ban in Emergencies

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On Aug. 24, the United States District Court for the District of Idaho issued a preliminary injunction blocking the enforcement of Idaho’s new abortion law. The law was set to take effect on Aug. 25, 2022....more

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Competing EMTALA Decisions Underscore Complexity of Post-Dobbs Legal Landscape

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In eliminating the federal constitutional right to abortion, the United States Supreme Court’s July 24, 2022 decision, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, returned the question of abortion regulation to the “people...more

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Idaho Abortion Laws: New Law and EMTALA Exception Now Effective

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Idaho’s total abortion ban is now in effect. Effective August 25, 2022, anyone who performs an abortion of a clinically diagnosable pregnancy is guilty of a felony unless the abortion is necessary to save the life of the...more

Epstein Becker & Green

In Wake of Dobbs Decision, CMS Issues Guidance to Hospitals on EMTALA Obligations

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Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) issued guidance to remind hospitals of their ongoing federal obligations under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), specifically when treating patients...more

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Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization

Jenner & Block Amicus Brief Urges US Supreme Court to Strike Down Mississippi’s Abortion Ban

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A Jenner & Block team has filed an amicus brief in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the US Supreme Court case considering a Mississippi law banning abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The brief urges the...more

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Court upholds Ohio law criminalizing physician participation in abortions based on Down syndrome

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A federal appeals court issued a decision on April 13, 2021, upholding an Ohio law that prohibits providers from performing abortions based on a fetal diagnosis of Down syndrome, or on the possibility of a diagnosis. ...more

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Supreme Court Decides June Medical Services L.L.C et al. v. Russo

On June 29, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court decided June Medical Services L.L.C. et al. v. Russo, Interim Secretary, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, holding that abortion providers had standing to assert the...more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

2020 Legislative Session –A Sampling of Health Related Bills Filed

The 2020 Legislative Session will begin its 60-day trek to completion on Tuesday, January 14, 2020. The following is a sample of bills that have been filed. We encourage you to review these bills, and contact us with specific...more

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The Supreme Court - October 4, 2019

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The Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari today in the following cases : June Medical Serv. v. Gee, No. 18-1323; Gee v. June Medical Serv., No. 18-1460: (1) Whether the Fifth Circuit’s decision upholding...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

ALERT: 2018 Round-Up: Key Connecticut Court Decisions Impacting Health Care Providers

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Connecticut state and federal courts faced a number of significant health care issues last year. We have summarized those cases that we think are particularly relevant to Connecticut hospitals, group practices and individual...more

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Ohio Legislature Concludes 131st General Assembly in Marathon Session Lasting Until 3:30 AM Last Friday

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After a whirlwind final week of the lame duck session, where the Legislature passed various, often times emotion-evoking measures (including gun rights, abortion, unemployment compensation fund changes, municipal minimum wage...more

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Conscience Clauses for Health Care Providers

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There has been a lot of news lately about a person’s right to decline to provide a service to another for reasons of conscience. For example, after the U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding marriage equality, the N.C....more

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Telehealth News

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Iowa Supreme Court Rejects Ban on Telemedicine Abortions - An Iowa Board of Medicine rule requires the presence of a physician when abortion inducing drugs are provided....more

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Health Care Reform Update -- April 2, 2013

In This Issue: Implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA); Other HHS and Federal Regulatory Initiatives; Other Congressional and State Initiatives; Other Health Care News; and Hearings and Mark-Ups Scheduled. ...more

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