Birth Rights Archives - Birth Monopoly

Birth in Rape Culture

by Cristen Pascucci | Dec 29, 2022 | Advocacy, All, Birth Rights, Birth Trauma, Obstetric Violence, Trauma

Obstetric violence culture is a part of rape culture, where sexual violence, especially against women, is normalized.

An Experience of Racism: As a Patient, Employee, and Advocate

by Cristen Pascucci | Jul 9, 2021 | Alabama, Birth Rights, Birth Trauma, Obstetric Violence, Trauma

How to File a Complaint for Mistreatment During Childbirth: Scholarships Available

by Cristen Pascucci | Apr 29, 2021 | All, Birth Rights, Birth Trauma, Obstetric Violence

Spain 2019: Four Case Studies of Lawsuits for Obstetric Violence

by Cristen Pascucci | Apr 27, 2019 | All, Birth Rights, 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.

“She’s Screaming Stop”: Forced Procedures Are Assault

by Cristen Pascucci | Dec 6, 2018 | All, Birth Rights, Birth Trauma, Obstetric Violence, Trauma

“I interrupted and said ‘she said stop, take your hand out of her vagina right now, she said stop!’”

How An Abortion Amendment Impacts Wanted Pregnancies and Birth

by Cristen Pascucci | Nov 9, 2018 | All, Birth Rights

Alabama’s abortion amendment broadly extends state and medical authority over every stage of pregnancy and birth, potentially including how and where women give birth.