Informed Consent & the Vaginal Exam: Free Webinar
Join us for a discussion on informed consent around a very common, but not risk-free, childbirth procedure: the vaginal exam.
Ep. 32 – “I’m not vulnerable any more.” | Katherine DiPaulo on Alleged Sexual Assault During Labor
Rethinking Consent and Power in the Birth Room
How are we supposed to exercise “consent” in the birth room when we don’t recognize what consent is outside of it–and how power dynamics complicate it?
Spain 2019: Four Case Studies of Lawsuits for Obstetric Violence
Spanish lawyers have filed claims against the state related to the violations of their clients’ human rights in childbirth–with themes of abuse in birth common around the globe.
“One Year Ago Today”: An Origin Story
No one should have to choose between their baby and their provider.
“She’s Screaming Stop”: Forced Procedures Are Assault
“I interrupted and said ‘she said stop, take your hand out of her vagina right now, she said stop!’”
