An aspiring OB-GYN is leaving Kentucky because MAGAts have made it impossible to get the proper training to save mothers’ lives. From the Courier Journal:

The reproductive freedom and bodily autonomy I once took for granted are no longer guaranteed. My access to comprehensive reproductive health training is severely restricted, threatening my ability to provide patients with the highest standard of care throughout my career. In the wake of the Dobbs decision, Kentucky enacted a trigger law that bans abortion care outright. For some providers, this has had a chilling effect that makes them fear even providing certain information to pregnant patients.

The consequences of these restrictions extend beyond individual patients and providers. Access to safe abortion care is a key component of women’s health care and is supported by all the leading health expert associations. To ensure OB-GYN residents have the skills needed to provide the best possible care for patients, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) requires that all obstetrics and gynecology (OB-GYN) residency programs provide access to abortion training.

However, due to Kentucky’s restrictive laws, comprehensive abortion training is no longer available in the state. This has far-reaching implications for public health: Without this training or the ability to provide comprehensive care, residents may be left with no choice but to leave and pursue education elsewhere. …

The challenges posed by limited access to reproductive health care and training in Kentucky extend far beyond my personal experience. Countless patients are forced to endure unwanted or unsafe pregnancies, while medical trainees and students like myself face significant barriers to gaining essential reproductive health education. These limitations not only compromise patient care but also drive away some obstetricians from our commonwealth, exacerbating an already critical shortage of women’s health providers.

Ultimately, these restrictions harm women—denying them the care, autonomy and the highest standard of medical support they deserve.

If you don’t know it by now, MAGA is a death cult.