The EMTALA case deserves as much attention as the mifepristone case. This thread breaks down what’s at stake ⬇️

Can’t believe we have to say this, but no one should ever have to be AIRLIFTED out of their state for life-saving abortion care.

'What these accounts document is how the effort of [abortion] accompaniers can have a really dramatic impact on a person’s life.'

ANSIRH's Dr. Katrina Kimport and Ibis Reproductive Health's Elana Tsogt-Erdene discuss research on abortion accompaniment. medium.com/Ibis Reproductive Health/the-pl…

Emergency abortion care is a compassionate and necessary stabilizing treatment.

The alternative is forcing patients to suffer.

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#ICYMI : Emergency rooms exist to provide emergency health care, including abortions.

Pregnancies are complicated. Studies show at least a third of pregnancies involve ER visits, and up to 15% include potentially life-threatening conditions.

EMTALA has allowed providers to care for these patients for nearly 40 years, saving countless lives. It MUST be protected.

New data shows abortion patients have high interest in and support for alternative models of medication abortion provision, like advance provision, OTC access, and online services.

However, support varied across race and ethnicity. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Banning the use of mifepristone for abortion care is senseless, especially considering its conclusively established safety and efficacy.

Efforts to ban this essential medication are an affront to science and research.

A recent paper from Ibis Reproductive Health ANSIRH College of Charleston & leaders from three accompaniment collectives investigated the pleasure & joy of abortion involvement. We sat down with the first author, Dr. Katrina Kimport, to discuss this and more.

Read the interview here: ow.ly/XgVF50RnxN2

“With [a self-managed] medication abortion, there’s no one saying, ‘You’re doing great. This is normal,’” said Ushma Upadhyay, PhD, MPH. “Often people are going through it alone, so they want to know everything is okay.”
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This week, the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in a case considering whether Idaho's near-total abortion ban violates the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), with national implications. Our research colleagues at UC San Francisco ANSIRH have a great explainer ⬇️.

Attempts to end medication abortion access are based in politics, not science.

A SCOTUS decision in favor of Idaho in the EMTALA case could further weaponize the arguments used by Catholic hospitals to deny emergency care.

Mother Jones spoke to Dr. Lori Freedman about her research on Catholic-owned hospitals.
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“Pregnancy is not a disease, so if you're having high maternal mortality, there’s either something wrong with your country, your healthcare system, or both,” said Dr. Monica McLemore in The Fight For Black Lives documentary.
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Political agendas have no place in the emergency room.

Today, the Supreme Court heard arguments about the future of emergency care and abortion access. Here's what you need to know ⬇️