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Politics of Birth

Agnes Gereb and the Case for Human Rights in Childbirth

Toni Harman | Posted 07.24.2012 | World
Read More: Birth, Maternity, Agnes Gereb, Midwife, Pregnancy, Midwifery, Politics of Birth, Doula, Childbirth, Michel Odent, Anna Ternovsky, Ina May Gaskin, Sheila-Kitzinger, One World Birth, European Court of Human Rights, European Convention on Human Rights, Echr, Human Rights, World News
Toni Harman

Earlier this month we filmed an interview with Dr Agnes Gereb, the Hungarian obstetrician and midwife who was imprisoned and is currently under house arrest for supporting women giving birth at home. The filming was for our ONE WORLD BIRTH new documentary film which will be released this summer.

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I Am Not a Pre-Existing Condition

Amie Newman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: C-Sections, Women's Rights, Senate, Reproductive Rights, RH Reality Check, Health Care Reform, Pregnancy, Domestic Violence, Politics of Birth, Childbirth, Inside DC, Politics News
Amie Newman

Is the fact that women experience gender discrimination in health care even debatable? Many insurance companies even regard a C-section as a pre-existing condition. This must stop.

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