WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The Alliance for Justice issued the following statement on April 24, 2024: * * * Today the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the consolidated cases of Moyle v. U.S. and Idaho v. U.S., which address the conflict between Idaho's abortion restrictions and the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA). EMTALA requires that hospitals provide stabilizing care to patients facing medical emergencies, but Idaho's law forces doctors to choose between l  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The American Humanist Association issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Today the Supreme Court of the United States heard arguments in consolidated cases Idaho v. U.S. and Moyle v. U.S. that threaten the lives of pregnant people across the country by jeopardizing access to emergency abortion care. If the Supreme Court sides with anti-abortion extremists and Christian nationalists, the results will be catastrophic. As anti-abortion zealots roll out their   more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Campaign for Accountability issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: Today, Campaign for Accountability (CfA), a non-profit watchdog group, filed a series complaints highlighting deceptive practices of so-called "crisis pregnancy centers" (CPCs) affiliated with Heartbeat International and Care Net--anti-choice organizations that intentionally target women searching for legitimate abortion care providers to "save babies" from abortion. The complaints--sent to   more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Catholics for Choice issued the following statement on April 23, 2024: * * * Catholics for Choice, which serves the pro-choice Catholic majority, released the following statement from President Jamie L. Manson, M.Div., in advance of Supreme Court oral arguments in Moyle v. United States, which will determine whether Idaho's statewide abortion ban supersedes federal law under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). EMTALA requires any hospital that receiv  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The Catholic Health Association of the United States issued the following statement on April 24, 2024: * * * CHA Statement on Supreme Court Hearing on Idaho Abortion Law "While the current questions before the Supreme Court do nothing to change Catholic health care's commitment to protecting the sanctity of life while at the same time providing high-quality care for mothers and their children, the Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA) is concerned that  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The Constitutional Accountability Center issued the following statement on April 24, 2024: * * * Following oral argument at the Supreme Court this morning in Idaho v. United States, a case in which the Court is considering whether the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), a federal law requiring hospitals to provide stabilizing treatment to patients experiencing medical emergencies, preempts Idaho's near-total abortion ban in situations where abortion cons  more

KUNA, Idaho, April 24 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: After a whistleblower sent PETA damning images and allegations of animal abuse and neglect at locally based American Ostrich Farms--which claims that the birds at its facility are "humanely raised"--the group fired off letters to local grocers Atkinsons' Market, Porterhouse Market, and Village Market urging them to reconsider their associations with the farm. The whistleblower's allegations i  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following Weekly State Fights Report on April 22, 2024: * * * TOPLINE TAKEAWAYS: * 28 states are currently in session as of April 19 * 15 states have ended session as of April 19 * So far, HRC is tracking about 815+ bills: - 205+ pro-equality - 435+ anti-LGBTQ+ - Eighteen anti-LGBTQ+ bills have passed into law: Alabama: SB 129, Alabama: SB 48, Idaho: HB 668, Idaho: HB 421, Idaho: HB 538, Iowa: SF 2095, Kentucky: HB 174, Ohio: H  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The National Health Law Program issued the following news on April 24, 2024: Today, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the consolidated cases Idaho v. United States and Moyle v. United States. These cases center on an Idaho abortion ban and whether or not it conflicts with the requirements under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), a federal law that protects people with emergency medical conditions who need stabilizing treatment, including   more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The National Right to Life Committee issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: The U.S. Supreme Court today hears oral argument in Moyle v. United States (consolidated with Idaho v. United States) concerning the Biden Administration's attempt to mandate abortion on demand throughout all fifty states in hospital emergency rooms. The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) was enacted in 1986 and contains a duty to both a pregnant woman and he  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The National Organization for Women issued the following statement on April 24, 2024: * * * Christian F. Nunes, National President, National Organization for Women (NOW), issued the following statement in response to today's oral arguments in the Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States cases in front of the U.S. Supreme Court challenging the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA): "Just like the extremists in Arizona who want to turn back the cloc  more

NEW YORK, April 26 -- Physicians for Reproductive Health issued the following statement on April 25, 2024: * * * Today, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments in Idaho v. United States and Moyle v. United States, pivotal cases with far-reaching implications for emergency medical care. While the oral arguments were occurring, PRH President & CEO Dr. Jamila Perritt, ob/gyn and abortion provider in DC, and PRH Fellow Dr. Caitlin Gustafson, family medicine physician in Idaho,   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 24 -- Reproductive Equity Now, an organization that says it advances reproductive justice and eliminates barriers to safe and legal abortion care, issued the following statement on April 23, 2024: * * * Tomorrow, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the cases of Idaho v. United States & Moyle v. United States, two consolidated cases challenging provisions in the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), a nearly 40-year-old f  more

MILPITAS, California, April 26 -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: SEMI, the industry association serving the global semiconductor and electronics design and manufacturing supply chain, today applauded the United States Department of Commerce's announcement of a Preliminary Memorandum of Terms for an award under the CHIPS and Science Act to support Micron Technology's construction of tw  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Semiconductor Industry Association issued the following statement on April 25, 2024: * * * The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today released the following statement from SIA President and CEO John Neuffer applauding semiconductor manufacturing incentives announced by the U.S. Department of Commerce and Micron. The incentives, which are part of the CHIPS and Science Act, will support the development of Micron's memory chip production facilities in New York   more

NEW YORK, April 24 -- Physicians for Human Rights issued the following news release: As the U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments tomorrow in Idaho v. United States - the latest abortion case brought before SCOTUS after its overturning of Roe v. Wade - Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) argues that Idaho's ban directly conflicts with an essential federal law, the Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act (EMTALA). "In contradicting federal law, Idaho's abortion ban is fueling a health  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, April 25 (TNSres) -- The Wildlife Society, an organization that says it inspires, empowers and enables wildlife professionals to sustain wildlife populations and habitats through science-based management and conservation, issued the following news: * * * Areas the predator once roamed may be able to support them again * * * Canada lynx once roamed a much broader range in the U.S., researchers found, and some places they once existed may help them weather a changing climat  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The Young Invincibles, an advocacy organization, issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Today, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments concerning whether emergency room doctors can perform medically necessary abortions in states that prohibit them. This is the second abortion case the court will consider this year. Idaho's near total ban on abortion, with an exception to prevent the mother's death, imposes criminal penalties and risks the suspension of thei  more