FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 27, 2024
Contact: Emily Phelps | press@indivisible.org
Washington, D.C. — Today, Sarah Dohl, Indivisible’s Chief Campaigns Officer, released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s decision on whether state abortion bans can override federal protections under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) in the consolidated Moyle v. U.S. and Idaho v. U.S. case:
“While we are temporarily relieved for Idahoans that enforcement of the law is delayed, kicking the can down the road just means giving right-wing judges another chance to rule in favor of the anti-abortion extremists – or delay the outcome till after election day entirely.
“Nothing says ‘this MAGA Supreme Court is playing politics with our rights and health’ like SCOTUS recklessly and needlessly endangering women’s lives, and then punting on issuing a major ruling in an election-year. The MAGA Justices should be ashamed of themselves.
“In the six months the Supreme Court deliberated on this case, at least six pregnant patients in Idaho had to be airlifted to out-of-state hospitals for emergency care—according to just one hospital's reports. Countless other pregnant patients, terrified and in crisis, were denied necessary care due to Idaho's extreme law.
"The three liberal justices stand for protecting pregnant patients like these. They valued their lives and health. The other six justices chose to ignore their plight. Three of them even wanted to uphold Idaho’s right to deny care, paving the way for other states to enact similarly extreme laws, effectively overruling the federal emergency room law that has protected patients for 38 years.
"This is the kind of thing that’s going to keep happening, thanks to Trump and his justices, and only accelerate if Trump and Republicans win in November. And someone is going to die. Pregnant patients are going to start dying. There’s really no question.”
Indivisible groups across the country held 130+ rallies for abortion rights this weekend on the anniversary of the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision, drawing attention to the stakes of a Trump/Republican victory. To learn more, please contact us at press@indivisible.org.
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