The Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday in a case centered on whether emergency room doctors can provide abortions to women who need them to avoid serious illness and permanent damage — or whether they have to withhold medical care until those women are nearly dead.
The case comes out of Idaho, where the Biden administration says that the state’s abortion ban — with only an exception to prevent the death of the woman — must be superseded by a federal statute requiring hospitals taking in Medicare funds to stabilize patients by whatever means necessary.
The Supreme Court already interceded unusually early to let the Idaho ban go into effect while the case is litigated (not a good sign for abortion rights).
Listen to arguments here.
Who we'll hear from
- Up first, for Idaho et al: Joshua Turner
- For the government: Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar
- Then Turner again for rebuttal
The Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday in a case centered on whether emergency room doctors can provide abortions to women who need them to avoid serious illness and permanent damage — or whether they have to withhold medical care until those women are nearly dead.
The case comes out of Idaho, where the Biden administration says that the state’s abortion ban — with only an exception to prevent the death of the woman — must be superseded by a federal statute requiring hospitals taking in Medicare funds to stabilize patients by whatever means necessary.
The Supreme Court already interceded unusually early to let the Idaho ban go into effect while the case is litigated (not a good sign for abortion rights).
The most conservative court since the 1930’s, when the court began rejecting the laws that eventually stabilized the nation after the Great Depression. What saved it was FDR’s threat to stack the court, thereby minimizing the role of the conservative justices. The difference between then and now is that FDR also had devastating majorities in the Congress and could have imposed the threat if necessary. It wasn’t necessary.
It’s necessary now… If we achieve large majorities in November, I really pray that we grow and stack the court to make Alito and Thomas irrelevant.
But first the court will have to consider the much larger question:
Are women really people? How can we be sure?
Which 5th century jurist proved that women do not float because they are, in fact, not made of wood?
Kagan and Jackson are eviscerating the attorney from Idaho.
Sotomayor now raking the Idaho attorney over the coals.