Chapter
The Fight Against Abortion Laws in Idaho
18:43 - 27:31 (08:48)
OBGYN Amelia joined a coalition to fight against new abortion laws in Idaho, which presume doctors guilty instead of innocent until proven. Many doctors are facing the dilemma of leaving their states due to laws criminalizing common OB-GYN care.
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Amelia and Vince, both doctors, left fancy urban hospitals to work at rural Sandpoint and provide the best care to patients in need.
18:43 - 19:54 (01:11)
Summary
Amelia and Vince, both doctors, left fancy urban hospitals to work at rural Sandpoint and provide the best care to patients in need. Along with her husband, Amelia delivers babies in her car and gets platelets delivered by taxi, but values the relationships forged with her patients in the small town.
ChapterThe Fight Against Abortion Laws in Idaho
Episode792: When to Leave
PodcastThis American Life
The podcast discusses the recent changes in state laws criminalizing OB-GYN care, as well as the impact on pregnant people with the fall of Roe vs. Wade, and the ongoing fight to keep abortion legal.
19:54 - 22:00 (02:06)
Summary
The podcast discusses the recent changes in state laws criminalizing OB-GYN care, as well as the impact on pregnant people with the fall of Roe vs. Wade, and the ongoing fight to keep abortion legal.
ChapterThe Fight Against Abortion Laws in Idaho
Episode792: When to Leave
PodcastThis American Life
Under Idaho's new laws, doctors are assumed guilty and these laws allow for abortions only in certain cases, covering the pregnancies with a "fetal heartbeat", even though in the early stages is not actually a heartbeat.
22:00 - 23:48 (01:47)
Summary
Under Idaho's new laws, doctors are assumed guilty and these laws allow for abortions only in certain cases, covering the pregnancies with a "fetal heartbeat", even though in the early stages is not actually a heartbeat. Even the governor has expressed concern over potentially unconstitutional and unwise aspects of these new bills.
ChapterThe Fight Against Abortion Laws in Idaho
Episode792: When to Leave
PodcastThis American Life
After a lawsuit was filed against Idaho's new abortion laws, Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux became part of a coalition advocating for change.
23:48 - 27:31 (03:43)
Summary
After a lawsuit was filed against Idaho's new abortion laws, Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux became part of a coalition advocating for change. When a federal judge agreed to allow emergency abortion procedures, Amelia shared her own experiences as an OBGYN to provide testimony for the case.