Statement by the Vice President on the Ninth Circuit's Decision on Access to Emergency Health Care for Women

Pregnant women must have access to the emergency medical care they are entitled to under federal law. However, last night, the Ninth Circuit blocked a federal judge's order that protected women in need of emergency medical care from Idaho's extreme and dangerous abortion ban. The Ninth Circuit's decision puts women's health at risk, threatening doctors with prosecution for providing emergency care.

The Biden-Harris Administration is deeply concerned by this decision. In Idaho and in states across the country, far too many women are suffering the devastating consequences of delayed care, which is threatening their health and lives.

The President and I will never stop fighting for reproductive rights. Congress must pass a bill that restores the protections of Roe v. Wade into federal law.