In a 5-2 ruling yesterday, Missouri Supreme Court ruled on the constitutionality of a line in a 2007 law legalizing Certified Professional Midwives. Thank goodness.
A sigh of relief. After the ugly political tactics that I’m sure took place last session (I was only there twice but I saw enough…) I am relieved to see that justice did have it’s day afterall.
This issue isn’t about a handful of crunchy, granola eating, Burkenstock wearing women who want to birth their babies at home.
This issue isn’t about hating doctors, hospitals or the medical profession.
This issue isn’t about money, power or control.
This issue isn’t, TRULY, even about midwifery or homebirth at all.
This is is about personal choice and freedom. It is about having the right to exercise CHOICE over our bodies and how they are treated.
And I am glad that the Missouri Supreme Court heard the case for what it was. Doctors neither have the right to “represent patients” nor do they have the right to limit access to healthcare.
Whether or not you, or I, agree with the philosophy behind homebirth is little more than a side dish in this debate. This issue is about freedom. I am relieved to see that the Missouri Supreme Court stands for those freedoms.
Dar a Luz Women's Care 