Republicans have no choice but a nationwide ban to protect physician and medical access in their states as well as their economies. It is far worse than shrinking maternity medical care in hospitals. Women that end up in these states for any reason are at risk. Events like vacations, car wrecks when passing through a red state, students …
Republicans have no choice but a nationwide ban to protect physician and medical access in their states as well as their economies. It is far worse than shrinking maternity medical care in hospitals. Women that end up in these states for any reason are at risk. Events like vacations, car wrecks when passing through a red state, students going to college in these states, anything that could put a person in an ER in these states- even a plane crash, sports events, and going home for Christmas are examples. Will ERs be shut down? This is why the nationwide push will be unrelenting. Also, what is going to happen to medical education in these states? Unintended consequences are relentless. Economic forces and science happen regardless of Republican proclamations and Republican heads stuck in the sand, just like ignoring vaccination and climate change science. Apologies for the length.
"Events like vacations, car wrecks when passing through a red state, ... anything that could put a person in an ER in these states- even ... going home for Christmas are examples." This precise gnawing thought is annoyingly aggravating a corner of my brain. I'd loove to drive LA to Austin to visit family - it's beautiful country all the way. But, especially at 70 years old, I rue the possibility of a medical emergency on those long stretches of road between the major cities. Obviously, not a childbirth emergency, but any health thing. Rural areas are being emptied of health professionals of all sorts and health centers are closing.
Republicans have no choice but a nationwide ban to protect physician and medical access in their states as well as their economies. It is far worse than shrinking maternity medical care in hospitals. Women that end up in these states for any reason are at risk. Events like vacations, car wrecks when passing through a red state, students going to college in these states, anything that could put a person in an ER in these states- even a plane crash, sports events, and going home for Christmas are examples. Will ERs be shut down? This is why the nationwide push will be unrelenting. Also, what is going to happen to medical education in these states? Unintended consequences are relentless. Economic forces and science happen regardless of Republican proclamations and Republican heads stuck in the sand, just like ignoring vaccination and climate change science. Apologies for the length.
"Events like vacations, car wrecks when passing through a red state, ... anything that could put a person in an ER in these states- even ... going home for Christmas are examples." This precise gnawing thought is annoyingly aggravating a corner of my brain. I'd loove to drive LA to Austin to visit family - it's beautiful country all the way. But, especially at 70 years old, I rue the possibility of a medical emergency on those long stretches of road between the major cities. Obviously, not a childbirth emergency, but any health thing. Rural areas are being emptied of health professionals of all sorts and health centers are closing.
Maybe mass exodus of Idahoians.
Parkin
Good points. I had not even considered the impact on medical education.
I had not either. Our country seems to be imploding.