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#EMTALA

The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act — federal law requiring hospitals to provide emergency care regardless of insurance status or ability to pay. Incidents involve policies that undermine EMTALA protections for immigrants and other vulnerable populations.

1 incident

Grade 2 of 5: Major Abuse of Power

Restrictions on Reproductive Rights and Comstock Act Revival

A multi-pronged campaign to restrict reproductive rights through executive action, including withdrawal from EMTALA enforcement, enforcement of the Hyde Amendment, and preparation to invoke the 1873 Comstock Act as a de facto nationwide abortion ban without Congressional action.