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Texas, Idaho abortion bans test against federal emergency medicine rule

THE TEXAS TRIBUNE

For almost 40 years, American hospitals have operated under a federal law that says they must treat and stabilize any patient experiencing a medical emergency.

But now, the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act finds itself on a collision course with conservative states that want to ban abortion in nearly all cases.

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