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Texas Scorecard by  Katy Drollinger   | August 24, 2022

“A WIN for mothers, babies, & the TX healthcare industry.”

This week, a Texas federal judge ruled against President Joe Biden’s executive order allowing emergency healthcare providers to violate state law and perform abortions.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade allowed states to abolish abortion, which drew intense backlash from Democrat voters and officials. In response, Biden signed an executive order protecting access to abortion—including chemical abortion drugs—and contraceptives.

Soon after, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), alleging the agency is misusing the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) to carry out Biden’s executive order. Under the Biden administration’s interpretation, EMTALA allows hospitals providing emergency services to perform abortions as a part of “emergency medical care” and “stabilizing” procedures.

Paxton’s lawsuit argued HHS’s interpretation goes beyond EMTALA’s intended purpose and that the federal government cannot mandate healthcare providers to perform abortions under the act. He also criticized the order for forcing “hospitals and doctors to commit crimes and risk their licensure under Texas law.”

More: https://texasscorecard.com/federal/texas-federal-judge-blocks-bidens-executive-order-protecting-abortion/