Although the rescinded guidelines will have no legal impact, it sends a clear message about where the Trump administration stands on abortion access.

The US Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said Tuesday that they were rescinding 2022 federal guidance to health care providers specifying that people should be able to access an abortion in the event of a medical emergency,

The administration’s reversal reignited the debate over how emergency care is handled in states with abortion restrictions. Critics said the change is dangerous.