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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Eleanor Klibanoff

Texas, Idaho abortion bans test against federal emergency medicine rule

An Austin-Travis County EMS unit parked near a hospital's emergency entrance in Austin on July 7, 2020.
An Austin-Travis County EMS unit parked near a hospital's emergency entrance in Austin on July 7, 2020. (Credit: Allie Goulding/The Texas Tribune)

For almost 40 years, American hospitals have operated under a federal law that says they must treat and stabilize any patient experiencing a medical emergency.

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