Health Care Provider Considerations for Reproductive Health Care Services Post-Roe | Practical Law

Health Care Provider Considerations for Reproductive Health Care Services Post-Roe | Practical Law

A Practice Note addressing the issues that health care providers should consider when providing reproductive health care services after the US Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, 142 S. Ct. 2228 (2022), that overturned Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973), and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, 505 U.S. 833 (1992). This Note describes the repercussions for health care providers, including physicians, hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, non-physician practitioners, and pharmacists. This Note considers the current legal landscape, including state control of abortion laws, provider penalties and protections, obligations of providers under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and potential implications for other reproductive health care services.

Health Care Provider Considerations for Reproductive Health Care Services Post-Roe

Practical Law Practice Note w-036-7200 (Approx. 25 pages)

Health Care Provider Considerations for Reproductive Health Care Services Post-Roe

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Maintained • USA (National/Federal)
A Practice Note addressing the issues that health care providers should consider when providing reproductive health care services after the US Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, 142 S. Ct. 2228 (2022), that overturned Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973), and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, 505 U.S. 833 (1992). This Note describes the repercussions for health care providers, including physicians, hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, non-physician practitioners, and pharmacists. This Note considers the current legal landscape, including state control of abortion laws, provider penalties and protections, obligations of providers under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and potential implications for other reproductive health care services.