Justice for Jane

On October 18, 2021, Jane Doe and her husband sued Sutter Health and certain OBs, CNMs, and RNs for obstetric violence + related harms. Follow the case here.

[Genevieve Gluck @WomenReadWomen]

"Hill has written extensively about 'obstetric violence' – medical interventions performed during childbirth without a woman’s consent – as 'sex-based violence'.

Because she talks about women, she has been attacked on social media."

@millihill
https://t.co/EYbNw38Ay2

[Eurozine @Eurozine]

In @NewHumanist: articles on the economics and ideology of obstetric violence; why the UK has not yet legalized assisted dying; and what the shutting down of sex work platforms means for sex workers. https://t.co/EqlJEPbhLD

[The Rev. Dr. Auntie Michelle She/Her @iamn0tthe1]

This is obstetric violence. Comparing the physiologic event of all mammals including humans, the expulsion of live young, to a surgery designed to repair a pathology. It’s a false equivalency, an unethical comparison & why birthing people especially Black birthing don’t trust us

[Centre for Mental Health Law & Policy, ILS, Pune @CMHLPIndia]

CW/TW
"Do you know what obstetric violence is? Mistreatment, disrespect, abuse, and dehumanised care during childbirth in the ambit of sexual and reproductive health services are termed obstetric violence (OV). While physical and verbal abuse in reproductive health settings ++

[PVergnes @vergnes_p]

Vintage obstetric violence.
Journalist Eve Arnold reported in an American maternity hospital in 1959. She was allowed to take some shots in the delivery room where women were giving birth with their legs tied to the stirrups and wrists tied to the table. 1/2

[NowThis Impact @nowthisimpact]

BIRTH JUSTICE: ‘These are human beings having human experiences and no one is listening to them’ — This doula is advocating for birth justice and helping mothers of color reclaim their birthing experience