Last year, as soon as she learned she was expecting her first child, Emily Froese applied for midwifery care. She…
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'I don’t think people understand how important midwifery is in Hawaiʻi': Rep. Perruso
HONOLULU (KHON2) — In 2019, a bill passed in the Hawaiʻi State Legislature that legalized midwifery services under a strict…
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Accused of manslaughter, self-styled ‘childbirth activist’ seeks $30K from midwifery regulator
A day after her client was accused in the death of a newborn, a lawyer for self-styled “childbirth activist” Gloria…
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Hawaiʻi’s midwifery restrictions spark debate over reproductive autonomy, indigenous rights
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Pilar Hererro, a senior staff attorney at the Center for Reproductive Rights, has dedicated her career to…
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Choice is an empowering option: Midwifery in Hawaiʻi
HONOLULU (KHON2) — The freedom to choose how to give birth is a fundamental right for many families; and for…
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B.C. parents sue woman with history of illegal midwifery over botched home birth
A self-described Vancouver Island “childbirth activist” prohibited from serving as a midwife is facing a lawsuit from the parents of…
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