20th July 2010 | 2 Comments
“For years, women in Queensland have been assured that the anti-abortion laws were a ‘dead letter’ – that they would never be used. Now a young woman and her partner are facing trial under these laws and facing the prospect of years in prison.”
Tags: Australia, forced birthers, human rights, reproductive freedom
Filed under: feminism, reproductive justice
10th July 2010 | 0 Comments
5th July 2010 | 2 Comments
Birth, she is dying. This primal and unspeakably powerful initiation, the only road to motherhood for our ancestors, has been stripped of her dignity and purpose in our times. Birth has become a dangerous medical disease to be treated with escalating levels, and types, of technological interventions. Healing birth, healing the earth (1996) So am [...]
Tags: birth in Australia, homebirth science not obstetric superstition, human rights, reproductive freedom
Filed under: Uncategorised, consumers, consumers' rights
16th May 2010 | 0 Comments
The “quality and safety framework” has been released. My response looks like this: Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com Make an on-line slide show at www.OneTrueMedia.com The real birth wars
Tags: commentary that bites, homebirth science not obstetric superstition, human rights, misinformation campaign, obstetric monopoly, personhood of the foetus, pesky pesce, reproductive freedom
Filed under: bullshit, careproviders, consumers, consumers' rights, homebirth campaign, midwives, midwifery, reproductive justice, surgical discourse, surgical monopoly
16th May 2010 | 0 Comments
Some things need no introduction. Some things need never be excused. Pretty?
Tags: feminism, human rights
Filed under: feminism
5th May 2010 | 3 Comments
You are a midwife, assisting at someone else’s birth. Do good without show or fuss. Facilitate what is happening rather than what you think ought to be happening. If you must take the lead, lead so that the mother is helped, yet still free and in charge. When the baby is born, the mother will [...]
Tags: birth attendants, homebirth, human rights, international midwives' day, reproductive freedom
Filed under: careproviders, homebirth campaign, midwives, midwifery, reproductive justice
19th April 2010 | 0 Comments
In a nicely Orwellian turn of phrase where we’re assured that our choices are being expanded, the government deigned to share some of their maternity “care” plans with us. Finally. The AMA’s choices are sure being expanded but those of birthing women have been reduced to “When? How high?”. Luckily for me, Lisa Barrett has [...]
Tags: birth in Australia, human rights, reproductive freedom
Filed under: bullshit, consumers' rights, feminism, homebirth, homebirth campaign, reproductive justice, surgical monopoly
15th March 2010 | 2 Comments
The Risks of Cesarean Section A Coalition for Improving Maternity Services Fact Sheet © 2010 Coalition for Improving Maternity Services. Permission granted to freely reproduce with attribution. 1500 Sunday Dr Ste 102, Raleigh, NC 27607 | Tel: 919-863-9482 | www.motherfriendly.org Cesarean section is the most common major surgical procedure performed in the United States. The [...]
Tags: caesarean, commentary that bites, homebirth after previous caesarean, human rights, lies we tell to women, misinformation campaign
Filed under: careproviders, consumers, consumers' rights, homebirth, midwives, midwifery, reproductive justice
12th March 2010 | 0 Comments
Via the ever marvellous Feminist Law Professors. As personhood of the foetus is foisted on Australian women via the backdoor of homebirth legislation, we should be paying attention to this. Legal Regulation of Pregnancy and Childbirth Courtney G. Joslin University of California, Davis – School of Law The Child: An Encyclopedic Companion, University of Chicago [...]
Tags: feminist law professors, human rights, obstetric monopoly, personhood of the foetus, reproductive freedom
Filed under: consumers' rights, feminism, reproductive justice, surgical discourse, surgical monopoly
9th March 2010 | 0 Comments
Head over to The Angry Black Woman to read a huge link fest on reproductive justice. Wow. Just wow. Further wowing to be had from Helen Razer who offered us some great tips on Vajazzling in time for International Women’s Day. Oh and a slamming for some playwright or other, whose work I once enjoyed. [...]
Tags: commentary that bites, feminism, helen razer, human rights, misinformation campaign, more humourless feminism, personhood of the foetus, reproductive freedom, vajazzling
Filed under: consumers, consumers' rights, feminism, just for fun, reproductive justice