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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.

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Updated March 25, 2026 Civil Rights
Major Abuse of Power Ongoing Official executive action

Restrictions on Reproductive Rights and Comstock Act Revival

A multi-pronged campaign to restrict reproductive rights through executive action, including withdrawal from EMTALA enforcement, restoration of the Title X gag rule, enforcement of the Hyde Amendment, …

  • The DOJ withdrew from lawsuits seeking to enforce EMTALA's requirement that hospitals provide stabilizing care — including abortion — in …
  • The administration prohibited USAID from funding sexual and reproductive health programs globally, reinstating and expanding the 'Global Gag …
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