But surely not at a risk to the health of mother or baby?
Should a woman who wants an elective CS at 35 weeks because she is 'over it' get one? Should a woman whose baby is at 44 weeks with placenta starting to fail, NOT be given a clear picture of what will happen should she refuse intervention?
I know they are OTT examples, I use them to try & make a point.
No, not at the risk of the health of mother or baby. But if there is a mother who is petrified of a vaginal birth for whatever reason (be it physical or emotional) and understands the risks involved in a CS - why shouldn't she be given the choice?

Yes ideally ALL women would be supported in any choice they make. But you would hope that those choices were informed & educated choices, that she fully understood all of the benefits and risks of what she was wanting to do.
You would hope that 'strong-willed' didn't mean 'close-minded' (and I'm not referring to your friend, just using your words ) - you would hope that a women making a particular choice was prepared to listen openly to gain a full understanding of what she is undertaking.
Absolutely. If the choice is INFORMED then who are we to say it isn't the right decision? If she has been given all the details and thus made a decision, who has the right to say if it's the "right" or "wrong" choice for her?

THAT is what BB is all about IMO - giving women that education & information so that when they make those choices, they do so being informed & knowing what they are doing.
It's not about making people feel cr** about their choices. It's about empowering those choices so that women are better able to make the right ones for them.
I agree with this - something I said in an earlier post. NO ONE can make you feel anything you don't want to feel. I just think that some people in society are pressured by an unspoken "expectation" which is where Kelly's remarks about this site come into play.

BB is very much about a holistic, natural, informed approach to Child Birth. It would be silly for someone absolutely in favour of an intervened birth to come on here and spout why they believe Home Birth is wrong......my point is that EVERY woman should have a choice in how she births provided it's informed. If that informed decision is a CS after she's read everything, who has the right to refuse her? Just like I've made the decision to Home Birth this time around after a bad hospital/OB/induction last time. I wish I had the information then as I do now. But if someone dares tell me that my HB choice is "dangerous" or "irresponsible" on this site, I'd tell them to find another forum which supports their thoughts because clearly their Google search took them to the wrong site!