Urgent! Say NO to forcing home birth families to get a doctor’s permission slip. Call today! Update on Midwifery in California from CFAM View this email in your browser Dear Midwifery Supporter, First the good news. AB1308, a bill to modernize California’s outdated midwifery law, is being amended as we speak to remove the requirement that California’s licensed midwives must work under physician supervision. Removal of this outdated provision gives midwives the legal protection they need to continue serving families, and opens the door for Medi-Cal reimbursement for out-of-hospital maternity care. We raised our voices and our elected officials got the message—good work everyone! Now the bad news. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) is trying to add a new requirement to state law, one that would require physician approval for women with undefined “pre-existing” conditions to have a home birth. * Have your iron levels ever been low? No home birth for you. * Has your blood pressure ever been high? No home birth for you. * History of depression? Weigh too much? Too little? Are you RH negative? Sorry, you’re out of luck. Are you planning to have a VBAC? Definitely NO HOME BIRTH FOR YOU. No birth center birth, either. We’ve come too far to let a special interest group with a vested interest in denying access to home birth and birth centers ruin a good piece of legislation. It’s time to raise our voices again and say no to doctor permission slips for home birth! If you live in Contra Costa & Solano Counties it is especially important for you to call your state Assemblywoman, Susan Bonilla, who is the author of AB1308 and has the final say over ACOG’s proposed changes to the bill. If you live in these counties, please call Assemblywoman Bonilla’s office at (916) 319-2014 andfirst thank her for removing physican supervision of midwives. Then, ask her to please say no to ACOG’s plan to require women to get a doctor’s permission for home birth. EVERYONE ELSE: we need you to call your state Senators office because the bill is now making its way through the Senate. You can find your Senator here: (findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/) Tell them to please ask Assemblywoman Bonilla to say no to ACOG’s plan to force women to get a permission slip from a doctor in order to have a home birth. Please DO NOT call Assemblywoman Bonilla’s office unless you are a constituent who lives in Contra Costa or Solano County! Our message is simple. We oppose any laws that require a midwife to seek a doctor’s permission to attend home births. And we oppose any laws that require a woman to seek a doctor’s permission to have a home birth. Sincerely, Adeola Adeseun, Esq. President, California Families for Access to Midwives
Posted on: Sat, 10 Aug 2013 13:47:03 +0000
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