Trump Just Ended Emergency Abortion Protections. Here's What That Means.

EMTALA is gone, and now, so are federal guarantees for life-saving pregnancy care.

On June 3, 2025, the Trump administration rescinded a federal protection that guaranteed emergency abortion care in the United States. The rule, issued under President Biden, made it clear: if a pregnant patient faced a life-threatening condition such as a miscarriage, an ectopic pregnancy, or a uterine hemorrhage, hospitals had a legal obligation to a…