The Childbirth and the Law Forum explored the legal issues surrounding birth at home and in hospital. Writer and social commentator Catherine Deveny (@catherinedeveny), who…
Media Release – 29 August 2012 Who decides how and where a baby is born? Who bears the risks of childbirth? What legal rights do…
MEDIA RELEASE 10 August 2012 Homebirth Australia congratulates Federal, State and Territory Health Ministers for ensuring midwives can continue to provide care to Australian women…
By Meredith McIntyre, Monash University In response to a recent South Australian coroner’s finding that three babies died from preventable causes, Health Minister Tanya Plibersek…
By Hannah Dahlen, University of Western Sydney Women have the right to determine what happens to their bodies; and this includes where and how they…
MEDIA RELEASE 7 June 2012 Following an inquest in to the death of three babies, recommendations about the provision of homebirth services have been made…
MEDIA RELEASE 29 February 2012 Attorney General rejects AMA’s calls for homicide laws to be used to prosecute homebirth mums Attorney General Christian Porter has…
MEDIA RELEASE 27 February 2012 Proposed WA foetal homicide laws dangerous to mums and babies Australian Medical Association West Australian President Dave Mountain has called…
MEDIA RELEASE FROM HOMEBIRTH AUSTRALIA February 1 2012 In the wake of the recent death of a woman in Victoria, many parents around Australia today…
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