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moonshinegnomie

(4,027 posts) Tue Aug 22, 2023, 10:34 AM Aug 2023

No OB-GYNs left in town: what came after Idaho's assault on abortion [View all]

the hospital shut its OB-GYN department because it couldnt find doctors to work there. in their words. Highly respected, talented physicians are leaving. Recruiting replacements will be extraordinarily difficult,” the hospital noted. “In addition, the Idaho legislature continues to introduce and pass bills that criminalize physicians for medical care nationally recognized as standard of care.”

any private ob-gyns have also left the area

i wouldnt blame every OB-GYN in red states if they packed up and left town. let the stat elegistlators start providing the care since they seem to be medical experts....

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/22/abortion-idaho-women-rights-healthcare

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No OB-GYNs left in town: what came after Idaho's assault on abortion [View all] moonshinegnomie Aug 2023 OP

Anybody who is surprised has not been paying attention... Wounded Bear Aug 2023 #1

Don't forget the sprinkling of superstitious religious nonsense Farmer-Rick Aug 2023 #4

Indeed! nt Wounded Bear Aug 2023 #5

They've decided what God thinks, and, surprise, it's exactly what they think. patphil Aug 2023 #14

they think Jesus is a weak wuss now. ZonkerHarris Aug 2023 #30

Watch women and babies die in attempted home births Freddie Aug 2023 #2

Then the woman will get charged with homicide. OAITW r.2.0 Aug 2023 #12

That's why Idaho Republicans decided that the state will no longer publish maternal deaths. Lonestarblue Aug 2023 #33

It's not only OB-GYN's that are leaving. MontanaMama Aug 2023 #3

Yep! When doctors leave, they take their families with them... Wounded Bear Aug 2023 #6

Along with that, the State's economy crashes... Hugin Aug 2023 #8

Enact agenda. Devastate health, education, economy. Blame Democrats. Beartracks Aug 2023 #36

good for them moonshinegnomie Aug 2023 #7

And it is the whole anti-science climate too. This will affect other professions too. erronis Aug 2023 #22

It's not "Idaho's" assualt, it's the "Idaho GOP's assault" RAB910 Aug 2023 #9

But Idaho voters overwhelmingly support the GQP. Sky Jewels Aug 2023 #10

Do you appreciate the propaganda value the MSM sees in assigning blame for bad things to states RAB910 Aug 2023 #11

Yeah, it would be better if they said "the Idaho Republicans' assault on abortion rights." Sky Jewels Aug 2023 #16

Well, I'm sorry, but if they continue to vote that way, the blame is in them. calimary Aug 2023 #39

I know. Sky Jewels Aug 2023 #42

It's like polling Congress's favorability, OAITW r.2.0 Aug 2023 #13

Prediction: A lot of multiple-sibling families will become motherless. Sky Jewels Aug 2023 #15

"That state is a nightmare" DBoon Aug 2023 #19

I wonder if that was one of the original strategies for polygamy... forgotmylogin Aug 2023 #25

The church arranged a lot of marriages Unwind Your Mind Aug 2023 #27

Michigan has put out multigraincracker Aug 2023 #17

ROE YOUR VOTE! And tell somebody. Hermit-The-Prog Aug 2023 #18

They are reaping what they have sown. republianmushroom Aug 2023 #20

Sand Point is as skinhead as it gets. MOMFUDSKI Aug 2023 #21

So essentially, if you're pregnant and live in Idaho, no_hypocrisy Aug 2023 #23

Abortion, definitely maxsolomon Aug 2023 #28

What about postpartum care? AllyCat Aug 2023 #53

IDK maxsolomon Aug 2023 #54

Guess that's what I'm saying. No specialist on staff at Sandpoint to AllyCat Aug 2023 #55

Fundamentalists probably don't need docs: If they die in childbirth, it was gaawd's will lindysalsagal Aug 2023 #24

Abortion is a MEDICAL PROCEDURE - that is why they aren't legally performed by priests, rabbis, TeamProg Aug 2023 #26

Idahos turning into a shitty place to live for young family's..... BradBo Aug 2023 #29

What did they think would happen??!! Good gawd! PortTack Aug 2023 #31

It may also be a hostile environment for medical professionals who are immigrants and/or not white. hunter Aug 2023 #32

An under reported aspect about this moniss Aug 2023 #34

Oh, that's a VERY good point! ShazzieB Aug 2023 #43

I also have no doubt that if we found a videotape moniss Aug 2023 #47

Go to Youtube and like this. Only 32 people have. Delmette2.0 Aug 2023 #49

I can't blame the docs, it sucks when religion tries to introde into medicine Warpy Aug 2023 #35

The entire Snackshack Aug 2023 #37

Can you imagine being a doctor with a patient in distress that you can save with a simple procedure Midnight Writer Aug 2023 #38

no. barbtries Aug 2023 #41

i was just strolling through Sandpoint earlier this month. barbtries Aug 2023 #40

OB/Gynecologists do more than maternity care Arazi Aug 2023 #45

yes they do. barbtries Aug 2023 #46

Give a state legislator a speculum central scrutinizer Aug 2023 #44

The whole situation makes me want to chew nails and spit carpet tacks! tblue37 Aug 2023 #48

kick BlueWaveNeverEnd Aug 2023 #50

I don't know what the average age of women is in Idaho but BlueSpot Aug 2023 #51

Leaving families and pregnant people with no options for safe AllyCat Aug 2023 #52

Right wingers hate women and see them as objects Mysterian Aug 2023 #56