sauter: it could be. sandpoint's maternity ward closing, representative sauter supported a bill that would have allowed doctors to terminate pregnancies to protect a woman's health, not just prevent her death. but that effort was shot down by other republicans. rep. young: the list was endless when we began considering the conditions that could fall under that language. we want to make sure that health of the mother doesn't become so broad that everything becomes an exception to take the life of a potential child. dr. huntsberger: i think it sends a really powerful message to the citizens of idaho, that the legislature doesn't think that the protection of the health of pregnant patients is important. sarah: far to the south, in boise, dr. lauren miller resigned from her position at idaho's largest hospital last month. she's been forced to send patients out of state to end dangerous pregnancies, including a woman with a serious kidney disease. dr. miller: i could very easily have taken care of that patient

. >> state representative mark sauter, a republican, lives in sandpoint.out the abortion ban. >> it really wasn't high on my radar other than i'm a pro-life guy. and i ran that way, but i didn't see it as having a real big community impact. >> then, he started talking with local doctors including amelia huntsberger. what i'm wondering is for you personally did you think about abortion as it relates to obstetric care for pregnant women? >> no, i don't think i -- it's like anything, you get exposed to something and all, you go wow, there's a different way to look at this. you know, what are we going to do about all this? >> is bonner the canary in a cold line -- in the coal mine? >> it could be. >> with sandpoint's maternity ward closing, representative sauter supported a bill that would have allowed doctors to terminate pregnancies to protect a woman's health, not just prevent her death. but, that effort was shot down by other republicans. >> the list was endless when we began considering the conditions that could fall under that language we want to make su