ANA-Vermont joins other state nursing associations to express concern over emergency abortion access

June 9, 2025

ANA-Vermont joined with American Nurses Association\California, Washington State Nurses Association, Oregon Nurses Association, Delaware Nurses Association, Montana Nurses Association, Colorado Nurses Association, Connecticut Nurses Association, Hawai’i American Nurses Association, Minnesota Organization of Registered Nurses, and American Nurses Association Ohio to issue a statement that expresses "profound concern over the Trump Administration’s recent rollback of federal guidance mandating hospitals to provide emergency abortion care under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA)."  Together "we stand firmly against policies that compromise nurses' ethical and professional obligations to provide compassionate, evidence-based care, which can lead to life-threatening outcomes. We urge policymakers to prioritize the patients' lives, health, and autonomy by safeguarding access to comprehensive reproductive services and ensuring that healthcare providers can deliver care without fear of legal jeopardy." For additional information, please read the press release State nurses associations express concern over emergency abortion access published by our colleagues at the Washington State Nurses Association.