Comments on: Doctors to be in charge of midwives, homebirthing and of course, women http://janetfraser.id.au/blog/2009/11/09/doctors-to-be-in-charge-of-midwives-homebirthing-and-of-course-women/ Where birth and feminism intersect. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:03:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Kylee B http://janetfraser.id.au/blog/2009/11/09/doctors-to-be-in-charge-of-midwives-homebirthing-and-of-course-women/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Kylee B Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:51:32 +0000 http://janetfraser.id.au/blog/?p=152#comment-106 It is disgusting to think that we have all these women in Government (Julia Gillard; deputy PM/Nicola Roxin;Health minister/Tanya Plibersek; minister for the status of women) and that they can stand by and watch as private midwives get fed to the Lions(AMA)...Shame on you all for not backing midwives and maintaining CHOICES in childbirth...Do we all have to settle for the choices the AMA thinks are best....I THINK NOT!...Its going to be tough...but we need to keep pushing...it just unthinkable to allow government to do this to midwives and women! It is disgusting to think that we have all these women in Government (Julia Gillard; deputy PM/Nicola Roxin;Health minister/Tanya Plibersek; minister for the status of women) and that they can stand by and watch as private midwives get fed to the Lions(AMA)…Shame on you all for not backing midwives and maintaining CHOICES in childbirth…Do we all have to settle for the choices the AMA thinks are best….I THINK NOT!…Its going to be tough…but we need to keep pushing…it just unthinkable to allow government to do this to midwives and women!

]]> By: Rachele Meredith http://janetfraser.id.au/blog/2009/11/09/doctors-to-be-in-charge-of-midwives-homebirthing-and-of-course-women/comment-page-1/#comment-104 Rachele Meredith Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:25:43 +0000 http://janetfraser.id.au/blog/?p=152#comment-104 I feel so powerless. I cannot believe this is happening HERE. I cannot believe so few care. I cannot believe what my daughters are inheriting. This is just unbelievable; like a bad dream or a bad joke. I feel so powerless. I cannot believe this is happening HERE. I cannot believe so few care. I cannot believe what my daughters are inheriting. This is just unbelievable; like a bad dream or a bad joke.

]]> By: Janet http://janetfraser.id.au/blog/2009/11/09/doctors-to-be-in-charge-of-midwives-homebirthing-and-of-course-women/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Janet Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:26:25 +0000 http://janetfraser.id.au/blog/?p=152#comment-96 The outcome was clearly decided way back before the Maternity Services Review farce where we formed a majority of contributors and have then been not only ignored but had our basic human rights (which weren't great then) totally removed. And where is the outcry?? Why don't people realise the danger in this?? Of course the press aren't covering it properly, they're printing spin from politicians and that doesn't help. I'm so sickened and appalled and basically helpless in the face of it. Gross, vile abuse of human rights to remove our right to choose our own healthcare and to make doctors a regulatory body for midwives. Words fail me. The outcome was clearly decided way back before the Maternity Services Review farce where we formed a majority of contributors and have then been not only ignored but had our basic human rights (which weren’t great then) totally removed. And where is the outcry?? Why don’t people realise the danger in this??

Of course the press aren’t covering it properly, they’re printing spin from politicians and that doesn’t help. I’m so sickened and appalled and basically helpless in the face of it.

Gross, vile abuse of human rights to remove our right to choose our own healthcare and to make doctors a regulatory body for midwives. Words fail me.

]]> By: Mahla http://janetfraser.id.au/blog/2009/11/09/doctors-to-be-in-charge-of-midwives-homebirthing-and-of-course-women/comment-page-1/#comment-95 Mahla Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:52:23 +0000 http://janetfraser.id.au/blog/?p=152#comment-95 No, no, NO! I do not accept this legislation. It does not represent my values or those of anyone else I know, so how can this be happening? I do not expect everyone to want homebirth or even midwife led care, but we all expect and deserve to have a choice. C'mon, Roxon, can't you see what's happening? I thought you were one of the good guys! Please, don't let this get away. No, no, NO! I do not accept this legislation. It does not represent my values or those of anyone else I know, so how can this be happening? I do not expect everyone to want homebirth or even midwife led care, but we all expect and deserve to have a choice. C’mon, Roxon, can’t you see what’s happening? I thought you were one of the good guys! Please, don’t let this get away.

]]> By: JUlie Bell http://janetfraser.id.au/blog/2009/11/09/doctors-to-be-in-charge-of-midwives-homebirthing-and-of-course-women/comment-page-1/#comment-92 JUlie Bell Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:02:33 +0000 http://janetfraser.id.au/blog/?p=152#comment-92 A 'man in the street' saw my protest t-shirt and stopped to asked me what was it all about? I gave him a thumb-nail sketch. He said, "It's putting profit over people, it's Americanising Australia. It's not democratic!" He nailed it, eh? And he votes. A ‘man in the street’ saw my protest t-shirt and stopped to asked me what was it all about? I gave him a thumb-nail sketch. He said, “It’s putting profit over people, it’s Americanising Australia. It’s not democratic!” He nailed it, eh? And he votes.

]]> By: Janet http://janetfraser.id.au/blog/2009/11/09/doctors-to-be-in-charge-of-midwives-homebirthing-and-of-course-women/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Janet Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:23:41 +0000 http://janetfraser.id.au/blog/?p=152#comment-66 Thank you for dropping in. It really is quite an extraordinary experience to see human rights stripped away like this without a whisper from the press or the wider community. Thank you for dropping in. It really is quite an extraordinary experience to see human rights stripped away like this without a whisper from the press or the wider community.

]]> By: David Small http://janetfraser.id.au/blog/2009/11/09/doctors-to-be-in-charge-of-midwives-homebirthing-and-of-course-women/comment-page-1/#comment-60 David Small Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:13:37 +0000 http://janetfraser.id.au/blog/?p=152#comment-60 Excellent post. Dreadful policy. Shame on Roxon. We have our battles here in NZ but sometimes people here really don't know how lucky we are with our system. All the best. If there are things we can do to help, let us know. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=35776666002 Excellent post. Dreadful policy. Shame on Roxon.

We have our battles here in NZ but sometimes people here really don’t know how lucky we are with our system. All the best. If there are things we can do to help, let us know.

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=35776666002

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