A group of 24 female health practitioners in the Wood River Valley are working to create access to comprehensive reproductive healthcare.
Abortion is now illegal in Idaho except in the most extreme cases. Since Roe v. Wade was overturned in August, women in Idaho have no option for pregnancy termination. Idaho criminalized abortion via a trigger law stating that a person who performs an abortion faces two to five years of imprisonment. Conversely, Oregon has codified abortion as healthcare into law. As such, this group of medical doctors, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, pharmacists and nurses have partnered with Oregon activists and physicians, who inspired them to help raise funding for a new Planned Parenthood clinic in Ontario, Oregon. The clinic is an hour west of Boise just over the state line and is slated to open in the spring of 2023. It will provide women with high-quality, affordable and comprehensive reproductive and health care. For more information and to donate, visit https://bit.ly/PPCWOntarioClinic.
To further lower barriers to abortion care, separate donations can be made to the Northwest Abortion Access Fund. This fund serves women of Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. To learn more and donate visit https://nwaafund.org/donate.