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Karen RN's avatar

Actually the hospital in Sandpoint can no longer deliver babies because they lost all of their obstetric providers because of their fear of being arrested for providing reproductive healthcare. It’s happening in other parts of Idaho too.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/20/idaho-bonner-hospital-baby-delivery-abortion-ban

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David Holzman's avatar

I read a long article somewhere about this happening in Idaho. Crazy stuff! It was such a nice place when I was there in July 1975 on my bicycle.

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Karen RN's avatar

I moved there in 1974 from the SF Bay Area. It was a bit of a culture shock but it was beautiful and a very nice place then. Interestingly during that time Frank Church was our Democratic Senator and Cecil Andrus our Democratic Governor. Idaho politics went down hill after that. Unfortunately things don’t always change for the best.

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David Holzman's avatar

I remember Frank Church and Cecil Andrus, and it's good to be reminded of them. And indeed, how Idaho politics has fallen into the gutter.

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