Did a #Georgia #Hospital Break Federal Law When It Failed to Save #AmberThurman? A #Senate Committee Chair Wants Answers.
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Thurman died after waiting 20 hours for emergency care under the state’s #abortion ban. Sen. Ron Wyden demanded records his committee could review to determine whether the hospital violated the law. “It’s not even a question,” one expert said.
https://www.propublica.org/article/amber-thurman-georgia-abortion-wyden-emtala
#News #Law #AbortionBan #EMTALA #Medicare #Healthcare #Health #Pregnancy #RoeVWade #SupremeCourt
@ProPublica@newsie.social Denying Medicare funds to hospitals who break federal law provides a stronger incentive for Hospitals to observe federal law than any moral argument about saving lives. Well done, Ron Wyden.