Emergency Treatment Violations in Obstetrics: No Health Exceptions

TheBrief: Recent analysis indicates that states implementing strict abortion bans without health exceptions have witnessed a significant rise in Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) violations related to obstetric emergencies. From 2018 to early 2023, there was a marked increase of 1.18 violations per quarter (95% CI, 0.49-1.86; P = .001) specifically attributed to these states ...
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