Trump revokes the right to emergency abortion—but confusion remains around enforcement

The Trump administration has revoked guidance that required hospitals to provide emergency abortions to stabilise a patient’s condition even in states with severe abortion restrictions—but in a way that has left doctors and patients confused.1

The US Department for Health and Human Services and its Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) confirmed that the guidance, originally issued by President Joe Biden, was revoked, but did not clarify the details. Healthcare staff have been left confused …