Vermont Conversation: In war on doctors, Vermont OB-GYNs strive to be 'a beacon of light and hope'

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The war on doctors is underway in Republican-led states, and numerous physicians are fleeing for safer ground.

Thirteen states have criminalized nearly all abortion care. More than 500 bills have been proposed targeting LGBTQ+ care, including many that criminalize gender-affirming care. Obstetricians and gynecologists, or OB-GYNs, who routinely perform abortions and provide health care to LGBTQ+ people, have been a particular target of these laws and bills.

Idaho is a case in point. Soon after the U.S. Supreme Court passed the Dobbs decision that ended the constitutional right to an abortion, Idaho passed a law allowing family members of a patient to sue providers who perform an abortion for at least $20,000. Doctors also face suspension of their medical license, felony charges and prison.

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