Battle lines drawn over C-sections
By Rita Rubin, USA TODAY
For some women, birth has become the latest battleground for reproductive rights.
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The day is fast approaching, and in many places in America, it is here, when families will have to choose between c-section and unassisted birth.
Some Lay Midwifery laws, like those in Colorado, prohibit midwives from delivering VBAC moms at home, unless if the mother lives within thirty minutes of a facility that is willing to deliver by C-section. The parameters of these rules are so restrictive that many women will not be able to find a midwife, much less a facility that will be willing to deliver her vaginally after a previous Cesarean.
The time is coming when many mothers will have to make this difficult choice.
I have already decided that should we have another baby, and if the choice comes down to a C-section or a homebirth, we will once again give birth in the sanctity of our own home.
Jenny Hatch
UPDATE: August 26
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