,,iv  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #faa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,july #be1 #bjbe,mrs4 
,cammack 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,ond]1 ,mr4    
,h>ris ( ,m>yl&1 ,mrs4 ,biggs ( ,s\?    
,c>ol9a1 ,mrs4 ,fis*ba*1 & ,mr4 ,smi? ( 
,new ,j]sey7 submitt$ ! foll[+          
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,,resolution     
,express+ ! importance ( accurate       
in=mation = m$ical pr(essionals treat+  
pregnant wom5 & _! unborn *ildr5 9 !    
em]g5cy dep>tm5t1 & = in=m+ ! g5]al     
public1 & = o!r purposes4  ,:]eas1 9    
,june #bjbb1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,supreme   
,c\rt return$ au?ority to regulate1 &   
ev5 limit1 elective-induc$ abortion to !
 p1 ?r\gh _! elect$ repres5tatives1 9   
,dobbs v4 ,jackson ,wom5's ,heal?       
,organization2 ,:]eas #bb ,/ates n[     
protect unborn *ildr5 f elective-induc$ 
abortion at or be=e #ab weeks ge/ation1 
& mo/ ,/ates limit abortion at "s po9t 9
 pregnancy2 ,:]eas1 "u ,f$]al guidance &
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices   

7,,hhs7 policy1 abortion is def9$ z !   
int5tional t]m9ation ( a pregnancy ) an 
outcome o!r ?an live bir? or ! removal (
 a dead fetus1 & ?is def9ition excludes 
m$ical treatm5t = misc>riage or ectopic 
pregnancy2 ,:]eas e ,/ate's law p]mits  
abortion 9 ! r>e & he>tbreak+           
circum/ances :]e x is requir$ to save ! 
life ( ! "m1 & e ,/ate's law p]mits     
m$ical pr(essionals to int]v5e 9 a      
life-?reat5+ situation1 ev5 if su*      
int]v5tion may end ! life ( ! unborn    
*ild2 ,:]eas an ectopic pregnancy occurs
 :5 ! embryo implants some:]e o!r ?an ! 
ut]9e l9+ & !re=e _c mature & w         
ev5tually rupture1 & ! ,mayo ,cl9ic     
describes ! s]i\sness ( an ectopic      
pregnancy diagnosis ?usly3 ectopic      
pregnancy c't proce$ normally4 ,!       
f]tiliz$ egg c't survive1 & ! gr[+      
tissue may cause life-?reat5+ ble$+1 if 
left untreat$2 ,:]eas ! va/ majority (  
ob/etricians & gynecologi/s d n p]=m    
elective-induc$ abortions1 & !re is no  
su* disagreem5t )9 ! pr(ession reg>d+   

treatm5t ( life-?reat5+ conditions su* z
 ectopic pregnancy2 ,:]eas ! indicat$   
treatm5ts = ectopic pregnancy & ! types 
( abortion bo? fall into #b categories  
7drug-induc$ & surgical71 & ! m$ications
 us$ & types ( surg]y us$ = abortion are
 diff]5t ?an ^? us$ to treat ectopic    
pregnancy2 ,:]eas ! cl9ical treatm5t (  
an ectopic pregnancy ph>maceutically    
uses ! m$ication me?otrexate1 & induc$  
abortion z approv$ by ! ,food & ,drug   
,adm9i/ration 7,,fda7 uses #b diff]5t   
drugs1 mifepri/one & misopro/ol2 ,:]eas 
! mifepri/one & misopro/ol abortion drug
 regim5 is contra9dicat$ = ectopic      
pregnancy because !y w n remove an      
ectopic embryo or resolve ! life-?reat5+
 risk ( ectopic rupture2 ,:]eas1        
simil>ly1 ! surgical proc$ures p]=m$ to 
treat an ectopic pregnancy 7salp+ectomy 
or salp+o/omy7 diff] cl9ically f any ( !
 me?ods ( surgical abortion :i* include 
aspiration1 dilation & curettage1       
dilation & evacuation1 & p>tial-bir?    
abortion2 ,:]eas1 despite long/&+       

recognition t treat+ a m$ical em]g5cy & 
p]=m+ an elective-induc$ abortion are   
diff]5t1 m$ically1 e?ically1 & legally1 
"s m$ical gr\ps h blurr$ ! l9es         
po/-,dobbs = political reasons1 lead+ to
 confusion on ! "p ( well-mean+ m$ical  
pr(essionals :o 7 n p]=m+ abortions     
prior to ! abortion laws *ang+2 ,:]eas1 
= example1 ! ,am]ican ,college (        
,ob/etricians & ,gynecologi/s 7,,acog7  
describes an ectopic pregnancy on its   
,,faq page z a life-?reat5+ em]g5cy t   
ne$s imm$iate surg]y2 ,:]eas m$ical     
pr(essionals affiliat$ ) ! ,am]ican     
,association ( ,pro-,life ,ob/etricians 
& ,gynecologi/s 7,,aaplog7 affirm t     
treatm5t ( an ectopic pregnancy is n !  
same ?+ z p]=m+ an abortion1 t ectopic  
pregnancy is a life-?reat5+ condition   
requir+ prompt m$ical int]v5tion1 & t   
failure to treat x w\ld con/itute       
malpractice2 ,:]eas ,/ates apply ! same 
/&>ds to abortion law exceptions1       
reasonable m$ical judgm5t or1 less      
commonly1 good fai? judgm5t1 t are us$ 9

 _m o!r areas ( law gov]n+ m$ical       
pr(essionals1 includ+ m5tal compet5ce1  
end-(-life decisions1 m$ical            
malpractice1 in=m$ cons5t1 & ,f$]al laws
 l ! ,am]icans ) ,disabilities ,act & ! 
,em]g5cy ,m$ical ,treatm5t & ,labor ,act
 7,,emtala71 & 9 mo/ ,/ates1 ! evaluat+ 
/&>d ( :e!r ! exception applies did n   
*ange f ! pre-,dobbs laws2  ,:]eas1 due 
to cons5sus on ! e?ical diff]5ce betwe5 
abortion & treatm5t = ectopic pregnancy1
 "s ,/ates h explicitly exclud$ ?is     
condition f ! ,/ate's def9ition (       
abortion1 includ+ ,alabama 7does n      
include a proc$ure or act to treat an   
ectopic pregnancy71 ,georgia 7%all n be 
consid]$ an abortion if ! act is p]=m$ )
 ! purpose ( remov+ an ectopic          
pregnancy71 ,nebraska 7%all "u no       
circum/ances be int]pret$ to include    
removal ( an ectopic pregnancy71 ,wyom+ 
7%all n include any use1 prescription or
 means done ) ! int5t to treat a woman =
 an ectopic pregnancy71 & ,florida1 :i* 
def9es abortion z ! t]m9ation ( human   

pregnancy ) an int5tion o!r ?an to      
produce a live bir? or to remove a dead 
fetus 7,fla4 ,/at4  #cij4jaa7a771 !reby 
exclud+ treatm5t = ectopic pregnancies2 
&  ,:]eas ! laws gov]n+ abortion d n    
affect treatm5t = ectopic pregnancy1 &  
conflat+ em]g5cy m$ical treatm5t )      
elective-induc$ abortion causes delays 9
 c>e1 confusion among m$ical            
pr(essionals & _! pati5ts1 & ev5        
inappropriate treatm5t t is n cl9ically 
indicat$3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives--  7#a7 recognizes ! ne$
 to help guide future policy s m$ical   
pr(essionals "k t !y c act to treat an  
ectopic pregnancy or misc>riage2  7#b7  
calls = m$ical provid]s to ensure t !   
public kn[s t treatm5t = ectopic        
pregnancy & misc>riage is legal 9 e     
,/ate2  7#c7 calls = m$ical             
organizations to accurately advise _!   
memb]s on ! diff]5ces betwe5            
elective-induc$ abortion & m$ical       
int]v5tion = ectopic pregnancy or       
misc>riage2 &  7#d7 calls = in/itutions 

( high] education tra9+ doctors1 nurses1
 & o!r em]g5cy dep>tm5t p]sonnel to     
accurately in/ruct _! /ud5ts ab\t !     
diff]5ces betwe5 elective-induc$        
abortion & treatm5t = ectopic pregnancy 
or misc>riage1 & ! critical-?9k+        
processes !y ne$ to make ^! decisions ) 
_! future pati5ts4