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 twocrows rated 4 months ago - After having three babies at home, this is outrageous and insane, people do not belong at a hospital unless they are sick. I should now mention that if we are too sick to live we should be allowed to die at home... don't let them take birth too!
"American Medical Association (AMA) ado...
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- twocrows rated 4 months ago
- After having three babies at home, this is outrageous and insane, people do not belong at a hospital unless they are sick. I should now mention that if we are too sick to live we should be allowed to die at home... don't let them take birth too!
"American Medical Association (AMA) adopted a resolution at its annual meeting last weekend to introduce legislation outlawing home birth - according to The Big Push for Midwives..
'It's unclear what penalties the AMA will seek to impose on women who choose to give birth Steff Hedenkamp, Communications Coordinator for The Big Push for Midwives says, "Maternity care is a multi-billion dollar industry in the United States. So it's no surprise to see the AMA join the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in its ongoing fight to corner the market and ensure that the only midwives able to practice legally are hospital-based midwives forced to practice under physician control. I will say, though, that I'm shocked to learn that the AMA is taking this turf battle to the next level by setting the sat home, either for religious, cultural or financial reasons-or just because they didn't make it to the hospital in time,' said Susan Jenkins, Legal Counsel for The Big Push for Midwives 2008 campaign. 'What we do know, however, is that any state that enacts such a law will immediately find itself in court, since a law dictating where a woman must give birth would be a clear violation of fundamental rights to privacy and other freedoms currently protected by the U.S. Constitution.'
In other words, advocating for legislation of this kind has the eery ring of familiarity. Legislative attempts at "criminalizing motherhood" have at their core coercive control over pregnancy and childbirth. Regina McKnight was recently released from jail after a judge overturned her homicide conviction for giving birth to a stillborn baby.
Likewise, Colorado's ballot initiative in support of a "personhood amendment" would have untold consequences for pregnant women who accidentally or otherwise miscarry a pregnancy. If a fertilized egg is conferred "personhood" status why would a miscarriage not be investigated as potential murder?
The legal issues surrounding "fundamental rights to privacy" also, of course, reverberate throughout the discussions around Roe v. Wade and a woman's right to have an abortion in this country. Those who fight rigorously to strip away womens' legal right to an abortion somehow seem to skirt the issue of what might happen to a woman if she does choose to access an illegal abortion.
What the AMA's resolution and these other kinds of potential and actual legislation do is to open the door to penalizing motherhood, in effect. Because most of these legislative attempts do not directly address the issue, they leave the door dangerously open to criminalizing women for making the decisions they feel are best for themselves, their fetuses and their families...
The resolution did not offer any science-based information for the AMA's anti-midwife or anti-home birth position.
- Lunaticmama rated 4 months ago
- Awful. As an advocate for home births as well as a person who opted to have one, I think that this is the stupidest, most selfish move that an organization can take. Even more anti-choice propaganda that women face when pregnant.
"Maternity care is a multi-billion dollar industry in the United States. So it's no surprise to see the AMA join the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in its ongoing fight to corner the market and ensure that the only midwives able to practice legally are hospital-based midwives forced to practice under physician control. I will say, though, that I'm shocked to learn that the AMA is taking this turf battle to the next level by setting the stage for outlawing home birth itself-a direct attack on those families who choose home birth, who could be subject to criminal prosecution if the AMA has its way," Steff Hedenkamp says.
- resmc rated 4 months ago
- "Maternity care is a multi-billion dollar industry in the United States. So it's no surprise to see the AMA join the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in its ongoing fight to corner the market and ensure that the only midwives able to practice legally are hospital-based midwives forced to practice under physician control. I will say, though, that I'm shocked to learn that the AMA is taking this turf battle to the next level by setting the stage for outlawing home birth itself-a direct attack on those families who choose home birth, who could be subject to criminal prosecution if the AMA has its way," Steff Hedenkamp says.
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