HI SCR7

Affirms Hawaii's support for the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) requirement that hospitals provide life-saving emergency care to pregnant patients, including abortion services when medically necessary to stabilize conditions such as hemorrhage, ectopic pregnancy, or preeclampsia.

Notes that the 2022 federal guidance affirming EMTALA's emergency abortion care requirement was rescinded by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in 2025, creating national confusion despite the statute remaining in effect.

Urges all Hawaii hospitals, regardless of religious affiliation, to continue providing stabilizing emergency care without delays or denials, rejecting conscience-based exemptions that EMTALA does not permit.

Recognizes that Hawaii hospitals and emergency physicians have a long-standing practice of providing emergency abortion care when medically necessary and continue to uphold these standards.

Directs certified copies be sent to the Governor, Director of Health, and leaders of major healthcare organizations including the Healthcare Association of Hawaii, Hawaii Primary Care Association, Hawaii Association of Health Plans, and Hawaii Medical Association.