Media

For Immediate Release
April 24, 2024
Noah Brandt
VP, Communications
media@liveaction.org

Abortion Is Not Emergency Medicine, Abortion Is Homicide

Washington, D.C. – Today, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States, where they will consider the question of whether the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) requires emergency room physicians to commit abortions.

Lila Rose, founder and president of Live Action, released the following comment in anticipation of oral arguments: 

Medicine heals. Abortion kills. Abortion is not emergency medicine, and federal law does not require abortion in situations of a medical emergency. The Biden administration argues that abortion is needed to ensure mothers receive medical care for medical conditions and emergencies such as ectopic pregnancy, hemorrhage, and preeclampsia. Abortion is not needed in any of these cases. As the State of Idaho and its attorneys at the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) point out in their brief before the Court: 

“Treatments for ectopic and molar pregnancies are not abortions under Idaho law. And conditions like preeclampsia, eclampsia, and HELLP Syndrome are ‘life-threatening situation[s]’ for which Idaho law allows ‘life-saving surgery’ or ‘early delivery.'”

The Biden Administration understands this reality. This case is not about ensuring mothers receive emergency medical care; it is about destroying Idaho’s laws protecting its youngest children from the violence and death of abortion. Contrary to the specious argument that abortion is medicine, abortion is in truth a violation of medicine’s foundational promise to heal. Forcing emergency room doctors to act as abortionists is illegal and unjust. I implore the Supreme Court to follow the law, and allow Idaho’s law to stand.

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About Lila Rose & Live Action – Lila Rose founded and serves as president of Live Action. Live Action is a 501(c)3 human rights non-profit and the digital leader of the global pro-life movement. Live Action exists today to shift public opinion on abortion and defend the rights of the most vulnerable. With 6.9  million combined social media followers and over 2.2 billion lifetime video views, Live Action reaches individuals 70 million times per month– saving lives and transforming hearts, with 40% of surveyed followers saying Live Action’s content has changed their position against abortion. Through compelling educational media, human interest storytelling, investigative reporting, and community activism, Live Action reveals the humanity of preborn children and exposes the abortion industry’s exploitation of women and families for profit. Find out more at http://www.liveaction.org.