Idaho Proposition 1: The Power of Yes
I got the letter in my congregation today. Most of the people who could be convinced by that letter were already going to vote that way anyway. But I don't have to be one of them, and I don't have to feel bad about it. I intend to support Proposition 1. I don't care about that letter. I'm on my fifth or sixth gynecologist in the twelve years I've lived in Idaho because of Idaho's abortion ban. That's how many of my providers have changed specialties or left the state, specifically because it's safer for them not to treat Idaho women at all. There's no continuity of care for women's health in Idaho, regardless of whether we're pregnant or not, because of how many providers we've lost. The abortion ban has made getting treatment for all of my conditions harder—especially my PMOS, formerly known as PCOS. That is my lived reality as a woman in Idaho. The simple fact is, I deserve better. I want better for myself and the women who live here....
