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Roundup: Texas HIV Programs Forced to Turn Away Low Income Patients
by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check
March 28, 2011 - 10:28am (Print)
Montana may have parental notification ballot measure, homebirth by midwife could be covered by insurance in Vermont, Texas turning away HIV patients, hospital merger in Arizona, and Planned Parenthood of South Florida responds to Rep. Alan West.
Afternoon Roundup: Wall Street Journal FAIL
by Amie Newman
January 24, 2011 - 7:37pm (Print)
The Wall Street Journal FAIL on federal funding for abortion; planned homebirth and ACOG; Kansas' new abortion reporting bureacracy; and expanding family planning for more Americans is (surprise!) a tremendous benefit to women's health.
Afternoon Roundup: CNN Asks "Is She A Hero Or A Danger?"
by Amie Newman
December 16, 2010 - 7:54pm (Print)
A woman births her fourth child at home, against the wishes of her doctor, after having had three prior c-sections and being told she'd need to have another; The ACLU urges the superintendent of the California school district where a young teen committed suicide from anti-gay bullying, to do something about it; and reproductive justice advocates in Minnesota fear they are in for a rough haul this upcoming legislative session.
Solidarity Now! The Eleventh Hour for NYC Midwives.
reader diary by Courtroom Mama
April 30, 2010 - 11:28am (Print)
NYC's midwife-friendly St. Vincent's Hospital is now closed, leaving women planning births both in and out of the hospital in the cold. What can New Yorkers do to help, and what does this mean for the rest of us?
Mississippi Advocates Defeat Bill to Criminalize Midwifery
by Amie Newman
March 3, 2010 - 7:00am (Print)
Mississippi advocates defeated a bill to criminalize certified professional midwives and are working to expand access to pregnancy and childbirth care.
Wyoming to Legalize Midwifery?
by Amie Newman
February 22, 2010 - 1:56pm (Print)
Certified professional midwives in Wyoming may no longer be considered criminals if a new bill to establish a Board of Midwifery in the state passes.
Mothers Forced to Go Rogue
reader diary by CTBirthAdvocate
January 29, 2010 - 9:38am (Print)
But her experience did not start wanting to have a birth at home with
the possibility of no medical professional there for her.
Not In Our Name: Midwifery Turf Battle?
by Amie Newman
July 21, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)
In health care reform, Certified Professional Midwives (CPMs) are seeking federal recognition of their vocation. But will the leadership of the Certified Nurse Midwifery (CNM) advocacy organization be their main obstacle?
2009 PushSummit Day One: This is What Midwifery Looks Like!
by Amie Newman
July 15, 2009 - 12:47pm (Print)
2009 PushSummit: Free the Midwives!
by Amie Newman
July 12, 2009 - 5:38pm (Print)
If you are pregnant in Alabama and you'd like to birth at home, you have every right to do so. But don't expect to do it with the provider of your choice. Midwifery is illegal in Alabama, as it is in 25 other states. The 2009 PushSummit in Birmingham this week will address this and much more.
