Mark Sauter wrote Sandpoint Reader October 24, 2024, that he supported women’s health during his time in Boise. Mark did – kinda – the easy votes. Six months of birth control pills and renewing the “new” Maternal Mortality Review Committee; (though this committee has uncertain funding).
What he didn’t do was the hard work, overturning dangerous abortion laws and introducing bills to protect Idaho women’s health.
Sandpoint didn’t just lose our obstetricians and delivery services; we lost specialists – physicians that women can consult for complicated gynecologic diagnosis. This has added miles and hours to women accessing critical healthcare and created healthcare deserts across the state.
In Idaho, women’s reproductive rights are hard work, requiring reaching across the aisle to politicians pushing their own agendas instead of what Idahoans truly want. Polling in Idaho shows 89-percent of voters support the right to medical and sexual privacy.
I want a legislator who will make the hard votes and take a stand for what has been taken from women; our constitutional right to life and health. Karen Matthee has my vote.
Cynthia Dalsing
Retired Certified Nurse Midwife
Providing women’s healthcare in Sandpoint 25 yrs