Donald Trump pretended to be a “moderate” on abortion during the presidential campaign. He denied he would back a national abortion ban and shamelessly lied about his relationship to Project 2025, which details multiple ways to restrict abortion access nationally. He falsely promised his administration “will be great for women and their reproductive rights,” even as he kept bragging — in one of his few honest moments — that his Supreme Court appointees were the ones who overturned Roe v. Wade. “I fully support the three exceptions for rape, incest, and the life of the mother,” he insisted.
This week, he proved beyond all doubt that he was lying about the “exceptions,” at least when it comes to saving the lives of pregnant women.
On Wednesday, Trump’s Department of Justice filed a motion to dismiss a case that began during President Joe Biden’s term, which would protect doctors and hospitals who perform emergency abortions. The case was against Idaho, whose draconian abortion ban effectively forces hospitals to airlift pregnant patients to neighboring states because doctors are under threat of arrest if they offer standard medical care. There is no “pro-life” justification for these draconian bans. Most of the pregnancies that need emergency termination are failing anyway, meaning there is no chance of producing a live baby. The only question is whether the woman should be left to die along with her fetus. The Biden administration sued Idaho, arguing that their ban on emergency care violated the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), which requires hospitals to provide “stabilizing” care for people who present at an emergency room in a condition that could maim or kill them. The Supreme Court ruled once in favor of the Biden administration. Still, the lawsuits have continued, as states like Idaho and Texas insist that it’s a violation of “state’s rights” if they can’t force pregnant women to bleed out in hospital parking lots. Recognizing that the Trump administration was switching to the “let them die” side, an Idaho hospital sued the state, demanding the right to provide basic medical care to miscarrying women who show up at emergency rooms.
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