Idaho Physician Stories
If you don’t believe in abortion, don’t have one.
I love helping families. My job is taking difficult situations—whether it’s diabetes, heart conditions, preterm labor—and improving outcomes.
Blackballed
I really felt like primary care was my calling. It was how I could help the most people. I also realized my interest was truly in working with an under-resourced and historically marginalized population.
You can’t get that here.
She said, well, if I ever did get pregnant, I would just not continue the pregnancy. I’d get an abortion.
Safety Considerations
I’ve had conversations with my spouse about safety, like, are you okay with me continuing to do this kind of work?
The “A” Word
Someone on the team asked, “Is this an abortion?” And suddenly everyone backed away. This was pre-Dobbs and everyone knew that this fetus was not going to live. It was always going to die. Yet no one wanted their name on the patient’s records.