Comments on: Where have all the doctors gone? https://writersontherange.org/where-have-all-the-doctors-gone/ Syndicated Opinion for the American West Tue, 20 Feb 2024 16:50:13 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Edith Lawrence Baker https://writersontherange.org/where-have-all-the-doctors-gone/#comment-521 Mon, 05 Feb 2024 22:14:34 +0000 https://writersontherange.org/?p=7591#comment-521 It would have been more instructive if you had pointed out more openly what is really driving this issue, i.e.women do not have the right to choose their own health care, especially since Roe v. Wade’s demise. Worse still, as Ken points out, “WY legislators don’t consider abortion health care.” How preposterous and just plain stupid! OB/GYNs are seeing what is going on in Red States (like WY) that will put them in legal jeopardy. THAT is what is killing Moms. Call a spade a spade, please.

]]> By: Ken fry https://writersontherange.org/where-have-all-the-doctors-gone/#comment-514 Wed, 31 Jan 2024 15:29:39 +0000 https://writersontherange.org/?p=7591#comment-514 Katie, thank you for bringing to light the health care concerns of women in rural communities of Wyoming. To me the most relevant sentence in your piece is Wyoming legislators don’t consider abortion health care. It is absolutely abhorrent and pathetic this is going on in our country. I understand that monetary considerations drive a portion of this for medical personnel. My ‘lay’ opinion is that anti abortion drives a large percentage of this exodus. And you can’t blame them.

]]> By: Ken fry https://writersontherange.org/where-have-all-the-doctors-gone/#comment-513 Wed, 31 Jan 2024 15:17:57 +0000 https://writersontherange.org/?p=7591#comment-513 In reply to Chris Gavan.

Chris. Your comment is right on and very informative. Thanks

]]> By: Chris Gavan https://writersontherange.org/where-have-all-the-doctors-gone/#comment-512 Tue, 30 Jan 2024 21:54:03 +0000 https://writersontherange.org/?p=7591#comment-512 The article just hinted on the fight for women’s control over their bodies via their ability to make their own health choices. These choices need to be decided between the women themselves, their partners, and their doctors. Having been in the medical field for 25 years (although, only on the peripheral of OB/GYN care), I would NEVER put myself in a position to criticize or prevent a woman for making her own personal choices. Why would a legislator, with absolutely no medical experience, put themselves in this position. Shame on them!

And, shame on the hospitals who erode the care (and not just abortion care) they provide women as a cost cutting measures. I guess women are just considered expendable because there is always a 20-something year-old to take their place. However, and here’s the rub, that 20-something may never be born if delivery care isn’t improved. What an irony that would be.

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