Date to be held: 18 Feb 2010
After intense lobbying from the Australian Medical Association, Health Minister Nicola Roxon has given the green light to Doctors having the final say in the choices women make during pregnancy and birth. Women choosing a midwife at hospital or at home will have their basic rights to informed consent and refusal removed, replaced with medical veto.
Many women will seek the advice of their care provider but few of us believe that someone else has the right to decide for us.
In Australia today a woman has the right to choose an elective caesarean (even without clinical need) but she does not have the same right to give birth at home, or the right to a vaginal birth after caesarean if a doctor does not provide ‘permission’. This is crazy, women know their bodies best. WOMEN not KEVIN RUDD must choose what is right for them.
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Rally Locations:
Adelaide: Kate Ellis’ Office
161a Main North Road, NAILSWORTH, SA
Newcastle: Sharon Greirson’s Office
427 Hunter Street, NEWCASTLE, NSW
Gosford: Belinda Neal’s Office
91 Mann St, GOSFORD, NSW
Ballarat (where Kevin Rudd will be): Location to be confirmed
Perth: Melissa Parke’s Office
62 Wray Avenue, FREEMANTLE, WA
Sydney: Tanya Plibersek’s Office
111-117 Devonshire Street, SURRY HILLS, NSW
Blue Mountains: Bob Debus’ Office
98 Bathurst St, Katoomba, NSW
Canberra: Kate Lundy’s Office
Unit A, Ground Floor, Law Society Building, 11 London Circuit, CANBERRA
Tasmania: Carol Brown’s Office
AMP Building, Ground Floor 27 Elizabeth St, HOBART
Brisbane: Kerry Rea’s Office
69 Clara St, WYNNUM