US EditionCourt blocks attempt to impose extra regulations on midwives, birth centers
4 Articles
4 Articles
Court blocks attempt to impose extra regulations on midwives, birth centers
An Alabama trial court issued a ruling on May 1 permanently blocking the Alabama Department of Public Health from regulating freestanding birth centers like hospitals and imposing onerous licensing rules that would have made it effectively impossible for these centers to provide evidence-based midwifery care in the state. The ruling ensures that plaintiffs Oasis Family Birthing Center in Birmingham and Alabama Birth Center in Huntsville, which h…
Alabama judge blocks state from regulating birth centers as hospitals
Dr. Heather Skanes, OB-GYN and owner of Oasis Family Birth Center in Birmingham, discusses ACLU's lawsuit against the Alabama Public Health Department on Aug. 8, 2023 in front of the Mothers of Gynecology Monument in Montgomery. (Alander Rocha/Alabama Reflector)An Alabama judge Thursday blocked the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) from regulating freestanding birth centers as hospitals, delivering a victory to midwives in the state. Mo…
Wants to ban one type of birth: – It's not about putting people in prison Should planned unassisted home births be banned? The Progress Party wants a ban, but the Labor Party warns: – If we risk that people will refuse to call the health service because they are afraid of the punishment, it is a better alternative to say that this is something we do not recommend because it entails a significant risk. This was said by Karl Kristian Bekeng (Labo…
Alabama Court Blocks Attempt to Impose Onerous, Unnecessary Hospital
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An Alabama trial court issued a ruling yesterday permanently blocking the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) from regulating freestanding birth centers like hospitals and imposing onerous licensing rules that would have made it effectively impossible for these centers to provide evidence-based midwifery care in the state. The ruling ensures that
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources lean Left, 50% of the sources are Center
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
Ownership
To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage
