“Highly respected, talented physicians are leaving,' the hospital said, citing the abortion ban. 'Recruiting replacements will be extraordinarily difficult.'
in favor of the ban in August but blocked its original language that criminalizes doctors who provide abortion even to save someone’s life. Despite this ruling, the onus remains on doctors whoprovide emergency abortion care to prove that someone’s life was in danger, which doctors, legal experts, and BGH’s board of directors still regard as a significant criminal threat.
“The legal/political climate in Idaho poses a barrier specific to recruitment and retention,” a spokesperson for BGH said in a statement to Jezebel. But the spokesperson emphasized that “the decision to close Labor and Delivery services was based on the ability to ensure patient safety,” threatened by lack of staffing. Per the statement, in this current period, the hospital “is working with OB patients on a one-on-one basis to...
Kimra Luna, the co-founder of Idaho Abortion Rights Collective , told Jezebel she fears the shuttering of BGH’s obstetrical services will leave pregnant patients confused and without options. “They won’t know where to go for help, or go to the wrong hospitals in an emergency,” Luna said. “Especially for small towns, losing access to hospital care is awful, but to lose labor and delivery care, when there may be emergency situations as pregnancy is not a linear path, is very frightening.
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