The response to my email to the Greens Party about outlawing homebirth . . . what the
The email I sent to The Greens email address (the general one, not one to a specific person) was this;
"I am emailing to enquire as to what the Greens opinion is on the decision by the Rudd government to de-register midwives practicing without indemnity insurance? Homebirthing midwives are refused indemnity insurance by insurance companies. Therefore if this legislation was to be introduced, homebirthing with a midwife would become illegal and midwives would risk being slammed with a $30 000 fine.
This legislation removes every single womans right to choose where and how she gives birth. Homebirth has at least an equal infant mortality rate as normal pregnancies in hospitals do. There is even evidence to suggest that homebirths are safer for mothers and babies (in normal, low risk pregnancies) than hospital births.
Many women are traumatized by hospital births and feel unable to face the same ordeal again, others want the calm, tranquil environment of their own homes when they give birth. Surely it is a womans choice where she gives birth to her child? Surely women deserve to be assisted by midwives other than being forced either into the hospital system or into unassisted homebirthing?"
And this is the bizarre response I got from I. Bagia (i'll need to look up who that is on the Greens website);
"I am a mother and am aware of the pros and cons of home birthing. I agree that every mother should be given the opportunity to CHOOSE where and how she has her baby. However, I don't see why the tax payer needs to foot the bill for that CHOICE. If a mother is choosing to have her baby at home then the onus is on her to take out appropraite insurances and if a midwife wants to partaking in this activity then they must take out their professional indemnity insurance. I am a Psychologist and have to pay for my own professional indemnity to practice and I am not dependent on the government for this."
Whaaaaaaaaaaaat the?? :doh:
