The answer is yes, Mr. Kennedy. It's called the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act. And if you're going to be leading the department in charge of protecting access to emergency health care, you should know that. | Senator Catherine Cortez Masto

A Black woman arrived at a Texas hospital in active labor — her mother literally had to wheel her inside while staff stood by. They refused assistance, demanded paperwork before providing a bed, and left her laboring in the waiting area for nearly 30 minutes. Ten minutes after finally being admitted, her baby was born. Let’s be absolutely clear: this is not standard protocol. Under federal law — including EMTALA (the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act) — hospitals must provide an immediat