Feds say hospitals broke the law by refusing to provide life-saving abortion

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : Abortion rights advocates say there's no clear standard on when a health condition is serious enough to intervene and that doctors are often unclear on how to treat medical complications in a way that won't violate anti-abortion statutes.
50% : Today NetworkBut because the fetus still had a heartbeat and Farmer remained stable at the time, the legal staff at Freeman Health System in Joplin, Missouri, determined that delivering the fetus at such an early point in the pregnancy would violate anti-abortion laws, investigators said.
46% : While abortion is legal in Kansas, Farmer had arrived there the night of Aug. 2 -- the same day the state was voting on whether to amend its constitution to allow for abortion bans.
45% : They argue that hospitals can't be forced to grant access to abortion, although the Lozier Institute has called on state medical boards and other oversight groups to offer hospitals more detailed guidance.

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