Across the country, hospitals under financial strain are shuttering their delivery units, putting expectant mothers at greater risk. As Trump’s cuts to Medicaid take effect, these “maternity care deserts” will only grow.
This happens even in states that have enshrined abortion in their constitution, like Montana. Where I lived in Montana we had to drive 2.5 hours one way for the nearest maternity center. It may absolutely be the case that abortion bans are causing these maternity centers to close in many areas, but where I lived it was happening because the rising costs of Healthcare, and the costs to entice doctors to “the frontier”, were too high for keeping the local (and quite poor) population safe and healthy
Bullshit. It was only legal as of 2025. Before then the republican were harassing the doctors into leaving. A they have been trying to overturn the amendment from the day it was passed. Nobody is going to hang around during that kind of harassment.
guessing doctors are not likely to work in such rural or red states, unless they are paid bank. i read on other platforms that doctors have to be paid bank to fly to a red state to work there temporarily.
And the reason for this is that these same people voted for anti abortion republicans who passed strict abortion laws.
Then the doctors all left, because they didn’t want to have to sit and watch their patients die from complications during pregnancy.
This was a self inflicted wound.
This long predates the reversal of Roe v. Wade
The fundamental issue is America’s crumbling healthcare, which is a result of the private healthcare system
The single most impactful event that led to this was the gutting of the ACA in 2008
This happens even in states that have enshrined abortion in their constitution, like Montana. Where I lived in Montana we had to drive 2.5 hours one way for the nearest maternity center. It may absolutely be the case that abortion bans are causing these maternity centers to close in many areas, but where I lived it was happening because the rising costs of Healthcare, and the costs to entice doctors to “the frontier”, were too high for keeping the local (and quite poor) population safe and healthy
Edit: https://www.npr.org/2024/02/29/1235084997/montana-judge-declares-3-laws-restricting-abortion-unconstitutional
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/mt-supreme-court/1489482.html
This is the law that protected access to abortion
Bullshit. It was only legal as of 2025. Before then the republican were harassing the doctors into leaving. A they have been trying to overturn the amendment from the day it was passed. Nobody is going to hang around during that kind of harassment.
Who needs doctors when they’ve got vets? Who needs vaccinations when there is horse de-wormer?
also dont want to risk thier licensed getting yanked too.
guessing doctors are not likely to work in such rural or red states, unless they are paid bank. i read on other platforms that doctors have to be paid bank to fly to a red state to work there temporarily.