Idaho hospital halts baby deliveries due to political and abortion law climate.

Bonner General Health in Sandpoint, Idaho, will stop providing obstetrical care, including delivering babies, due to a decrease in deliveries, a loss of doctors, and the state's legal and political climate. Recently enacted state laws could subject physicians to prosecution for providing abortions, and physicians could face felony charges and a medical license revocation for violating the law. Pregnant women in the area will have to travel to Coeur d'Alene or farther for care. The decision was emotional and difficult for hospital officials, who said recruiting replacements would be extraordinarily difficult.