Emergency Abortion Care Under Threat in Idaho v. United States: The Medical Providers Perspective

The stakes are immeasurably high in Idaho v. United States, an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case that will affect every woman and every emergency care provider across the country, regardless of whether abortion is legal in their state.

On April 24, 2024, the Supreme Court will review Idaho v. United States, which will determine if medical providers can continue providing abortions to pregnant women experiencing dire medical conditions under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). The case specifically centers on whether Idaho’s near-total abortion ban—which subjects medical providers to steep criminal and civil sanctions for providing abortion care—conflicts with the broader requirements of emergency care under EMTALA.

Idaho v. United States is a moment of reckoning for the Supreme Court and has far-reaching consequences on the future of abortion access and emergency medical care in the United States. Idaho is already experiencing a maternal mortality crisis, which is only exacerbated by the exodus of OB-GYNs and the closure of maternity wards—all of which cite Idaho’s ban as the underlying reason.

Please join the Center for American Progress and physician storytellers from Idaho and other rural states to discuss how the criminalization of abortion care and the interference of the Supreme Court in their daily medical practice has changed their personal and professional lives.

Hear from our storytellers here, and read more about Idaho v. United States from our CAP experts here.

Wednesday, April 17, 2024 - 1:30 pm (U.S./Eastern)