Emergency Flights: Idaho Law Forces Pregnant Patients Out of State for Life-Threatening Complications
Boise, Idaho – A maternal-fetal medicine specialist in Boise, Idaho, Dr. Stacy Seyb, has witnessed several of his patients being urgently airlifted out of the state due to severe pregnancy complications since January. One woman, around 20 weeks pregnant, faced the risk of infection when her water broke, prompting the need for emergency medical care that included the possibility of ending the pregnancy as part of the standard protocol. Idaho currently enforces a blanket ban …