Healthcare
Texas Sues Biden Admin to Block Medical Emergency Abortion Requirement
On Thursday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, to block the Biden administration’s demanding that healthcare providers provide abortions in medical emergencies.
Paxton’s suit argues federal law does not include the right to an abortion. On Monday, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra “warned hospitals and physicians that they are required to provide abortions in medical emergencies where it is necessary treatment to protect the life of a pregnant woman. Becerra said hospitals and physicians who refuse to comply could have their Medicare provider agreements terminated and face financial penalties” reports CNBC.
Becerra’s comments came quickly after President Joe Biden issued an executive order last week directing HHS to protect access to abortion.
Becerra said his requirement is protected under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act law, and that it pre-empts state laws which restrict abortion access in emergency situations.
Paxton argues the law does not mandate any specific “treatment” such as abortion, therefore rendering the HHS requirement unlawful, unconstitutional and unenforceable.
CNBC reports:
Abortion became illegal in Texas under a law from 1925 after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last month, which protected access to the procedure as a constitutional right for nearly 50 years. The ban is enforced right now through fines and lawsuits…
…At least nine states have banned abortion in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling. Several other states have tried to ban the procedure but their laws have been blocked by state courts.
A new consumer study tested several brands of bandages and found higher levels of fluorine in bandages from Band-Aid, CVS Health, Walmart, Rite Aid, Target and Curad, which contain harmful levels of “forever chemicals,” also known as PFAS.
The study by Mamavation and Environmental Health News revealed that out of 40 bandages from 18 different brands, 26 contained organic fluorine, an indicator of PFAS.
“Because bandages are placed upon open wounds, it’s troubling to learn that they may be also exposing children and adults to PFAS,” said Dr. Linda S. Birnbaum, the study’s co-author and the former director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and National Toxicology Program.
News Nation reports that the study found the chemicals present in the adhesive part of the bandages. Mamavation said some brands likely used the PFAS in bandages “for their waterproof qualities.”
“It’s obvious from the data that PFAS are not needed for wound care, so it’s important that the industry remove their presence to protect the public from PFAS and opt instead for PFAS-free materials,” Birnbaum said.
According to the study, the chemicals are linked to several health effects, including “reduced immune system, vaccine response, developmental and learning problems for infants and children, certain cancers, lowered fertility, and endocrine disruption.”
While the exposure risk to PFAS through the skin isn’t clear, skin exposure “poses similar health risks” as eating or drinking food contaminated with PFAS, according to a previous study by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
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