The bill is being delayed AGAIN! We need everyone's help today! If the Public Health Committee does not act on this bill soon, we won't have another chance to pass it until 2020. We cannot do this without you. Use our easy tool to e-mail your state legislators. (Takes 1 minute.) Or, keep reading for details on how to MAKE 2 CALLS NOW for safe and accessible maternity care options in Massachusetts.
Read MoreThe following organizations dedicated to human rights, social justice, and public health recently renewed their support of HB1189/SB1206: ACLU MA, American College of Nurse Midwives, Amnesty International USA, Bay State Birth Coalition, Massachusetts League of Women Voters, Mass NOW, Midwives Alliance of North America, NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts, National Association of Certified Professional Midwives, North American Registry of Midwives, Our Bodies Ourselves, Union of Minority Neighborhoods, Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts. Thank you for supporting out-of-hospital birth access and safety!
Read MoreContact your State Senator today and ask them to cosponsor the bill. Take 1 minute right now to e-mail your State Senator with our easy tool. Your calls and e-mails really make a difference!
Read MorePlease join us Nov. 7 in creating a huge show of support for access to homebirth midwifery care in Massachusetts! The Public Health Committee will be holding a hearing on HB1189/SB1206 "An Act Relative to Out-of-Hospital Birth Access and Safety."
Read MoreThe following organizations dedicated to human rights, social justice, and public health recently renewed their support of HB1189/SB1206: ACLU MA, Amnesty International USA, Bay State Birth Coalition, Massachusetts League of Women Voters, Mass NOW, Our Bodies Ourselves, Union of Minority Neighborhoods, Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts. Thank you for supporting out-of-hospital birth access and safety!
Read MoreJoin the Bay State Birth Coalition for a lobby day at the State House. Meet other midwifery supporters, see the beautiful State House, and share why you care about access to out-of-hospital midwifery.
Read MoreIn January, Representative Kay Khan and Senator Anne Gobi filed HB1189/SB1206 "An Act Relative to Out-of-Hospital Birth Access and Safety."
Read MoreOn Thursday, October 13, 2016 at the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline, Bay State Birth Coalition held a screening of Why Not Home?
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