Idaho Physician Stories

Physician Stories
MaryAlice’s Story
MaryAlice’s Story

“When I was in medical school, I kept trying to like other specialties more. But I kept coming back to women’s health.”

OBGYN MaryAlice Lopez speaks about the barriers created by Idaho's abortion bans and her role as both physician and educator. Many patients lack knowledge about pregnancy and are afraid to ask due to the state laws. In addition, routine appointments are being scheduled farther out because fewer doctors are available. All of this takes heavy tolls on doctors who remain in Idaho, because they're people too.

Kristen & Loren’s Story
Kristen & Loren’s Story

“As the laws progressed, there were a lot of questions like, I don’t know if I can carry babies to term.”

Miscarriage is common, and Idaho's laws unnecessarily create serious health and financial risks for pregnant people. Kristen and Loren discuss their experiences with infertility, multiple miscarriages, denial of legal routine care, and how this informs Dr Colson's work as an FMOB in Idaho.

Abortion Stories Library

Abortion Stories Library
My views have changed.

“My views have changed. Wanting bodily autonomy for women and women seeing their value is what I long for.”

I was a married mother of two

“But it wasn't until decades later, when I saw real images of 6 and 8 week pregnancies, washed of blood — tiny, pale tissuey sacs rather than the grisly dismembered fetuses that the anti-choice zealots loved to parade — that I finally felt free of the condemnation I'd internalized.”

Only just in time

“Hi Storyline, My third birth was affected by the lack of labor and delivery in Sandpoint.”

Abortion at 21

That truly saved my life.