United States: Supreme Court rejects Texas appeal on emergency abortion
The Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal from the Joe Biden administration that required hospitals to perform abortions to stabilize a patient’s emergency medical condition. Texas argued that its law already allows it.
A Florida pro-choice supporter among a crowd of people gathering to support over-the-counter abortion pills outside the US Supreme Court. File image dated March 2024. The Supreme Court has been at the center of the abortion issue in the United States since at least its 2022 landmark decision. On Monday, the US Supreme Court rejected an appeal by the administration of President Joe Biden to enforce federal guidelines in Texas that required hospitals to perform abortions if necessary to stabilize a patient’s condition.
