Supreme Court declines to hear Biden appeal in Texas abortion case

• The Supreme Court issued a "certiorari denied" on Monday, meaning it they declined to hear the case and leave the previous ruling to stand.

The big picture: The Biden administration had attempted to appeal the lower court's decision and enforce a federal regulation requiring hospitals to perform abortions in medical emergencies to stabilize a patient or risk losing federal funding.

• The Biden administration has cited the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) to assert some protection for abortion access since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022.
• Texas argued that the lower court ruling should be left in place since the state's abortion ban includes an exception to save the pregnant patient's life and therefore doesn't present a conflict between state and federal law, AP reported.

Between the lines: The court's move does not quell legal questions about the enforcement of EMLATA in the wake of the Dobbs decision.

• In June, the Supreme Court dismissed a similar case regarding Idaho's near-total abortion ban, allowing emergency abortions to continue without resolving the clash between state and federal law.

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