North Idaho's loss of labor & delivery services in the news

Written By Pro-Voice Project

The closure of Bonner General’s labor and delivery unit is the talk of the town. In fact, it is the talk of the nation. Myriad media outlets have reported on our plight.

Which means the whole thing is just that effed up. The media reports on spectacle, and we are that.

Here is the spectacle of our eroding reproductive rights, options, and safety in the news:

Idaho hospital to stop delivering babies as doctors flee over abortion ban, The Guardian

Idaho hospital closes its maternity ward, citing the state’s ‘political climate’, The Today Show

Idaho hospital says it is ending labor and delivery services amid 'political climate', ABC News

Idaho hospital to stop labor and delivery services citing "political climate" and doctor shortages, CBS News

Idaho Hospital Ends Baby Deliveries, Pointing to ‘Political Climate’, The Daily Beast

Idaho hospital to stop delivering babies, partly due to ‘political climate’, The Washington Post

Idaho hospital to stop delivering babies. One reason? ‘Bills that criminalize physicians’, Idaho Statesman

Idaho abortion law one reason hospital won't deliver babies, AP News

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