The Catholic-run private health-care provider is chaired by previous conservative members
such as Tyler Shandro and Ed Stelmach. Smith made the announcement at a Drayton Valley town hall, during which she also said that Covenant Health “has never closed down rural hospitals […]”. (The person responsible for such closures would be Smith herself)
News articles as least as far back as 2016 detail Convenant’s strict religious regulations, banning abortions, any medical assistance in dying, and emergency contraception.
Currently, misoprostol is used to prevent haemorrhaging in high-risk deliveries, but because it’s also used in abortion the US state of Louisiana recently recategorized it, making it difficult to use in emergencies.