Idaho bans nearly all abortions -- and just declined to expand postpartum Medicaid coverage

[RandySF]

Without coverage from Idaho’s Medicaid program, Moscow resident Erin Singer is convinced she would have felt forced to seek an abortion when she got pregnant with her son in 2017.

And without coverage from Medicaid after she gave birth, Singer wouldn’t have been able to afford the physical therapy required to treat the debilitating pelvic condition she developed during pregnancy.

Singer discovered she was pregnant just a few days before a rheumatologist told her the frequent headaches, aches and pains and the multiple miscarriages she had experienced were likely due to an autoimmune disease that causes abnormal blood clotting. In order to safely continue her pregnancy, Singer had to take an injectable blood thinner.

Without insurance, the medication can cost between $75 and $250 per month, which Singer said she wouldn’t have been able to afford.

“It’s not just the baby that could have a problem (without it), I could have a stroke. And I had a (2-year-old) daughter to think about,” Singer said.




https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/idaho-bans-nearly-all-abortions-and-just-declined-expand-postpartum-medicaid-coverage