SCOTUS Skeptical That State Abortion Bans Violate Federal Health Regulations

Conservative Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Wednesday that state abortion bans after their sweeping ruling overturning Roe v. Wade violate federal healthcare law, though some also questioned the effects on emergency care for pregnant patients. ...

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Justice Samuel Alito, who wrote the decision overturning Roe v. Wade, was doubtful. “How can you impose restrictions on what Idaho can criminalize, simply because hospitals in Idaho have chosen to participate in Medicare?” he said.

Ed Morrissey

To the extent a conflict exists, the issue would be with the feds, not the states. The court already ruled in Dobbs that the federal government has no constitutional authority to regulate abortion. If the abortion industry keeps pressing conflicts with federal health law, perhaps the court will also notice that the Constitution provides no authority to the federal government to regulate health care either. 

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