Rural Hospital Maternity Ward Closure
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•For Many Rural Women, Finding Maternity Care Eclipses Concerns About Abortion Access
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For many rural women, finding Maternity Care Eclipses Concerns about abortion access.
In Oregon , progressive lawmakers' attempts to expand abortion access sometimes clash with rural constituencies.
A study found 52% of rural hospitals lacked obstetrics care after more than a decade of closures.
In Nevada , voters passed a ballot measure that seeks to codify abortion protections in the state constitution.
Just six people living in Baker County , Oregon , had an abortion in 2023 .
A doctor with obstetric training living in another rural part of the state has chosen to quietly provide early-stage abortions when asked.
The idea that better access to abortion is not needed in rural areas seems naive, the doctor said.
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