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70745 on 7/9/2008 11:09:51 AM |
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Legality of banning VBAC |
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I've recently received a question off my website regarding VBAC. The mom was looking for a provider that will allow it and she's turned up empty-handed.
This has made me wonder--In the spirit of freedom of choice and fully informed consent, is it actually legal to require women to undergo surgery? My thought is that hospital-wide VBAC's are probably legal because you can simply go somewhere else to birth your baby. However, if you live in an area where the next-closest hospitals are far away (most of them banning it too), is there any legislation or otherwise that protects a woman's right to NOT undergo surgery? If every single hospital and doctor ban it within a reasonably safe distance to travel, can a women outright refuse cesarean and still be required to receive adequate treatment?
I really hate telling these women that they have to just suck it up and get operated on. It goes against absolutely everything I believe in and stand for. |
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