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

[Swede]

This article is from last summer, but is on point.

“We can look across the country, at the abortion laws, and who bears the burden and the brunt of these abortion restrictions. And it is on people in lower socioeconomic classes, it is people of color, it is Indigenous people,” she says. “It’s this doubling down on vulnerable communities.”

In recent years, seemingly liberated by the unhinged rhetoric and bizarre posturing of Donald Trump and the US supreme court’s decision on abortion, the state has veered off a cliff into political extremism. Trumpism has gone local, infiltrating state legislatures and local governments. But the women of Sandpoint warn this concerted attack on human rights won’t stop at their state’s borders. Idaho’s far-right undercurrent is now a norm in American politics.

“It does seem to be decades of organizing that are paying off and it seems to be spiraling. The misogyny was always there, and the racism was always there,”

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

[onecaliberal]

1. These white asswipes think women are going to tolerate that bullshit or forget.

They’ve fucked around. They’re going to find out.

[OAITW r.2.0]

2. Decisions have consequences.

The problem is going to get worse for rural Red State areas. A true dystopian medical future for women, well, at least for non-wealthy women.

[Chi67]

3. As the first poster said

Fuck around and find out.

[keithbvadu2]

4. Republican Madison Cawthorn publicly referred to women as "Earthen vessels, sanctified by Almighty God"

Republican Madison Cawthorn publicly referred to women as "Earthen vessels, sanctified by Almighty God"

https://democraticunderground.com/100216110827

You know::::: property

Just how republicans think of women.

[dutch777]

5. Folks in eastern ID are increasingly going to Spokane, WA for more OB/GYNs

Folks in the rest of the state, not so easy or lucky. While the GOP changes in abortion laws certainly affect OB/GYNs, in general, with rural hospital closures in the 1000's over the last decade, all sorts of medical specialties and emergency care are getting harder and harder for a lot of Americans to readily access.

[Chi67]

6. Soon

There will be no access for women in red states at all. We all need to pay attention and get rid of all GQP. They are an existential threat to freedom and democracy.