AFFIRMING AND SUPPORTING THE REQUIREMENT THAT HOSPITALS PROVIDE LIFE-SAVING EMERGENCY CARE TO PREGNANT PEOPLE, INCLUDING REPRODUCTIVE AND ABORTION SERVICES, WHEN SUCH CARE IS MEDICALLY NECESSARY TO STABILIZE A PATIENT UNDER THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ACTIVE LABOR ACT.

Summary

This concurrent resolution restates support for the federal EMTALA rule that hospitals must give stabilizing treatment to pregnant people, even when it involves reproductive or abortion services, if medically necessary. It applies to all Hawaii hospitals, regardless of religious affiliation, and aims to clarify state policy amid recent federal guidance changes. The resolution does not create new legal duties but urges compliance and notifies state health leaders.

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