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EPISODE · Aug 9, 2026 · 15 MIN

America's Reproductive Healthcare Worker Crisis Part I

from Walter Rhein Podcast · host Walter Rhein, Ericka Kopp, and Dr. Yamicia Connor

Thanks for your support: 30% off 💙 40% off 💙 50% off 💙 60% offHello Everyone,If there’s just one discussion of mine that you take the time to listen to, please let it be this one. Dr. Yamicia Connor has been working very hard to monitor all the data that’s available and it points to an absolutely terrifying picture. She’s an OB-GYN and I honestly don’t know where she gets the strength to do the additional work of monitoring the collapse of our healthcare system.I wanted her to meet Ericka Kopp just for a joining of brilliant minds. Ericka, too, was blown away by the tools that Dr. Connor has created, and pledged to share this information with her friends still running for office.This is how we make change. We talk about important issues. We present those issues to politicians and the media. Those issues then become part of the mainstream narrative.I had to break the interview into two parts because of technical issues. Here is Part II. I will be posting both of these as independent articles to help distribute this content to my other networks.During this talk, we went through three resources that Dr. Connor created. Here are the links:* Using AI tools to evaluate our representatives* Graphics on the lack of adequate health care by state* Graphic on the rise of the maternal mortality rate What I want to everyone to take away from these videos and resources is that this is the kind of conversation we need to be having. We can no longer afford to spin our wheels in malicious, obstructionist arguments where people insist on the need to “listen to the other side.”Friends, people are dying. It’s no longer a question of whether universal healthcare is the right thing. The question is how quickly we can implement it. Our healthcare system is on the verge of total collapse. That’s a fact. You and your friends and your kids are going to die because you’ll be denied treatments that could save your life.That’s where we’re at.If you know some big creators, have them reach out to Dr. Connor. A point of emphasis is that the Big Beastly Bill hasn’t come into effect yet. When that happens, it’s going to be awful. In two out of every three counties in the United States, there is no OB-GYN. Republicans are sacrificing our women and children. It’s as simple as that.Please make appeals to your friends in politics and in the media to address this issue. It’s not going away and nobody’s coming to save us. Also, share, like, and restack this post, it makes all the difference. A. Eevie Bateman, This Will Hold, Will Fullwood, Arturo Dominguez, Frederic Poag, The Feminist Lens, Chris Resists, Ellie Leonard, Cryn Johannsen, Elizabeth Silleck La Rue, Esq., Melissa Corrigan, she/her and everyone else! Thanks so much for helping. We’ve got to make the American public aware of what we’re up against.We won’t stop fighting until everyone is saved.Thank you Jo Kooser, Niki~🚫 Hope 🚫💲⏰💣🇨🇱, Cheryl D, Stephanie Hernandez, mums, and many others for tuning into my live video with Ericka Kopp and Dr. Yamicia Connor! Join me for my next live video in the app.You make this newsletter happen. Thanks for your support: 30% off 💙 40% off 💙 50% off 💙 60% offI'd Rather Be Writing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to I'd Rather Be Writing at walterrhein.substack.com/subscribe

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