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Mom Sues for Bait & Switch in Maternity Care

by Cristen Pascucci | Nov 19, 2015 | Advocacy, All, Birth Rights, Birth Trauma, Obstetric Violence, Sexual Trauma, Trauma | 153 comments

“As if birthing a baby isn’t hard enough, I gave birth while engaged in a physical struggle against the people I trusted to care for us.”

Arizona Birth Monopoly: Mandatory Surgery or Forced Vaginal Exams

by Cristen Pascucci | Jun 30, 2014 | Advocacy, All, Birth Rights, Birth Trauma, Home Birth, Obstetric Violence, Out of hospital birth, Sexual Trauma, The Birth Monopoly, Trauma | 5 comments

You’re Not Allowed to Not Allow Me

by Cristen Pascucci | Jun 17, 2014 | Advocacy, All, Birth Rights, For Providers, Obstetric Violence, Trauma | 175 comments

The legal authority in childbirth lies with the woman giving birth, not the providers of care. Our words should reflect that.

New York Times’ “Refusals”: The Rest of the Story

by Cristen Pascucci | Apr 21, 2014 | Advocacy, All, Birth Rights, The Birth Monopoly | 0 comments

It was great to see this story in such a prestigious paper, but disappointing that the magnitude of the problem wasn’t mentioned.

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