In Florida as in other states, women have had forced caesareans. The legal status of home birth and midwifery is a patchwork across American states, but in no state are they fully secure and legitimate healthcare choices. In the past year, midwives in California, North Carolina, Indiana and in Oregon have all faced criminal prosecution. In Ireland, earlier this year, a court order was sought to force a woman to have a caesarean. In Italy, a woman recently took her doctors to court to argue they performed an episiotomy despite her forcibly and repeatedly denying consent. Across Europe, midwives are being criminally prosecuted for supporting women giving birth outside the hospital. In Hungary, the midwife Agnes Gereb has been been criminally prosecuted, imprisoned and for the past two years, held under house arrest. The prosecution recently added another four charges and her trial is anticipated to last throughout 2013. In Lithuania, a midwife called Jurgita Svedienne is also facing criminal charges and has also been the subject of repeated home raids by the police. In Greece, 79 people (health professionals and parents) are currently on trial for choices relating to their home births - they are accused of environmental pollution for burying their placentas. How are we not ALL taking to the streets to fight for our God Given Right, THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE, TO HAVE FREE WILL, ESP WHEN IT COMES TO BIRTH?????????
Posted on: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 13:44:31 +0000
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