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Sandhya Raman

Abortion rights group seeks legal action over emergencies - Roll Call

The Center for Reproductive Rights announced legal actions in three states Tuesday over abortion bans they say blocked women from seeking abortions in emergency medical circumstances.

The move includes lawsuits in ldaho and Tennessee and a complaint to the Department of Health and Human Services related to Oklahoma’s compliance with a 1986 federal emergency medical care law.

Under the 1986 law, hospitals are required to provide abortions in emergency medical situations in order to receive Medicare funding.

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