Families in Oregon demand access to safe, well-educated, accountable midwives and TRUE free choice in how we give birth. As a second-generation Oregon homebirth mom, I feel passionate about providing evidence based information for families deciding where and with whom to birth is best for them. Oregon has a long and rich tradition of homebirth that I hope we can preserve as an option for our children and grandchildren, should they desire it.




Sunday, October 2, 2011

MYTH: Oregon City's Followers of Christ Used Midwives That Anyone Could Use

Reality:  This extremist religious group uses "church midwives."  Church midwives are not anyone that the general public would have the option to hire, these are just fellow church members who attend births!

Regulation of midwives (NOT "church midwives") will do nothing to affect change for how the Followers of Christ conduct themselves, just as building codes requires electrical outlets every x number of feet do not affect how the Amish build their homes.  Regulating general society is ineffective because these social microminority groups do not conduct themselves within the realm of general society.

Anyone who tries to connect the dots between the sad death of the premature baby, and the need for midwifery regulation in Oregon is either uninformed of the facts, or intentionally promoting propaganda.

For more information on the true facts of the case, this Oregonian article gives an overview:
http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-city/index.ssf/2011/09/church_midwife_says_babys_fait.html

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