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A Man's Perspective on Midwifery and Gender

By Peter Johnson, American College of Nurse-Midwives

October 7, 2009 - 6:00am

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It's National Midwifery Week! Today a male midwife asks how midwifery can guard against gender discrimination against male midwives while also honoring the rights of women who prefer female care providers.

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In Labor and In Chains

By Malika Saada Saar, Rebecca Project for Human Rights

October 6, 2009 - 6:00am

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Using restraints on women in prison during labor and delivery is cruel, inhumane and degrading and rarely justified on security grounds. Our video profiles a woman shackled during childbirth.

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Long Past Due: Constitution Protects Women in Prison from Unsafe Shackling During Childbirth

By Diana Kasdan, American Civil Liberties Union

October 6, 2009 - 6:00am

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Last week a federal Court of Appeals held for the first time that the Constitution protects pregnant women in prison from unnecessary and unsafe shackling during labor and childbirth. Our video answers FAQs on shackling.

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Memo to ALL: “Personhood” Measures Really Will Hurt ALL Pregnant Women

By Lynn Paltrow, National Advocates for Pregnant Women (NAPW)

August 5, 2009 - 7:00am

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Organizations committed to advancing a true culture of life, one that values the women who give that life, should join us in opposing Anti-Abortion "Personhood" Measures.

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