Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has issued a directive requiring the Department of Health to ensure hospitals provide emergency abortion care.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks at a press conference about hospitals in the state providing emergency abortion services in Seattle on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. to ensure hospitals in the state provide emergency abortion services. The directive mandates that all hospitals offer these services, even if doctors object and no alternative provider is available.
“The statute unfortunately does not have exact clarity that includes abortion services, so this will clarify that the statute specifically includes abortion services,” Inslee said. When asked if the order was a solution in search of a problem, Inslee said, “There are certain hospitals that have taken provisions to reduce access to services. We think this will reduce those opportunities to deny those services.”objected, writing in response to Inslee’s order, “There is no evidence that Washington hospitals are not providing appropriate emergency care.”
The executive order comes as the nation nears the two-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade. (A PDF of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision can be seen“This is a somewhat preventive measure against the Supreme Court decision. That’s why we’re taking it today and we’re not waiting because this could be taken away at any day,” Inslee said.
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