Pro-Voice Project helping community find voice

Sandpoint’s own Pro-Voice Project has shown the nation, and much of the world, just how messed up Idaho is. Idaho’s anti-healthcare laws, championed by Sen. Scott Herndon, et al, are impacting every aspect of life in Idaho. This exposure should be a wake-up call to voters everywhere.

What happens when HALF the state’s population is denied the right to comprehensive healthcare? Well, obviously, women and babies die (nothing “Pro-Life” about that). But there’s more: the futures of many people are ruined; healthcare professionals can’t provide necessary care without fear of reprisal, so they leave; labor/delivery units close; other healthcare services disappear; families move away; and so on and on.

Idaho’s anti-healthcare laws only focus on HALF the population (for now), but they affect everyone, even Herndon. What happens when he has a medical emergency, is rushed to the ER, and can’t get help because of staffing shortages resulting from his actions? Actually, I have no idea what would happen to someone like Herndon. However, most people lucky enough to survive that empty ER might seriously consider finding a safer, more hospitable place to live. When people leave, communities change; not generally for the better. True story.

Idaho is a nice place. We shouldn’t have to be embarrassed, or terrified, to live here. Please visit theprovoiceproject.com to learn how you can find your voice, help bring sanity back to Idaho, and rescue our imperiled future.

KATHARINE ROSER

Sandpoint