Fangelsuð Fylgja!

Jæja, þá er að koma sér í vinnustellingar eftir ágætis Hvítasunnu.

Fyrsta námskeiðið mitt hérlendis var haldið á fimmtudaginn var, mér fannst það ganga stórvel. Við erum til húsa í Sjúkraþjálfunarstöðinni átak, mér finnst húsnæðið frábært og Adda sem á þetta er alger perla! Það fer bara mjög vel um mig þarna.

Það mættu 4 konur, vona á  tveimur til viðbótar næsta fimmtudag og það er bara ágætis mæting. Mér finnst mjög sérstakt að vera  að gera þetta á íslensku og á Íslandi :) 

En annars var ég að fá þetta áframsent:

I gave birth to a baby girl on April 12, 2007. I was planning a homebirth but ended up birthing at Sunrise hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada, due to medical concerns. Her birth was absolutely amazing and included lots of twists and turns. Her entire birth story and PhotoShow can be viewed at http://hypnobirthinglasvegas.com/announce.html . While her birth wasn't quite as I had planned, I am so thankful that I had my HypnoBirthing skills to keep me calm and comfortable.

Before entering the OR and birthing my daughter, I asked to have my placenta saved to take with me for encapsulation upon discharge from the hospital. The hospital denied me my placenta; a court case is now pending. Details can be found on this blog: http://diva-mama.com . For those who don't know, the placenta has many benefits for the postpartum period and is believed to aid in healing. (Details on the benefits of the placenta can be found at: http://placentabenefits.info ) The Las Vegas Review Journal (LVRJ) became interested and wrote a story (www.lvrj.com/news/7358361.html?numComments=1000 ) which came out in the Sunday, May 6, 2007, newspaper.

A peaceful and legal rally was held on Monday, May 7, at 10 am on the sidewalks around Sunrise Hospital. I really appreciate everyone who came out to support us (both physically and in thoughts) while we were at the rally. Channel 13 ABC KTNV ran the piece all day yesterday and has a link to the video on their Web site (www.ktnv.com ). The LVRJ also did a follow up piece (www.lvrj.com/news/7387976.html ). Las Vegas AM 840 also had several segments discussing the issue. The http://diva-mama.com blog has 14 pictures of the rally.

The original reason that the hospital gave as to why they would not release my placenta was, they did not "feel comfortable." Even after agreeing to sign a waiver releasing the hospital of liability, they still refuse to release my placenta. No law prohibits me from obtaining my placenta and other hospitals release placentas. This is a civil liberties issue and is likely to be a precedent-setting case that may go all the way to the Supreme Court, as there is no appellate court in Nevada.

I did hear from Sunrise's lawyer again; they still won't give my placenta back without a judge ordering them to release it, and planned to hold it only until May 15, 2007. They now claim that OSHA won't allow it because the placenta has been cross-contaminated.

Since so much time has passed and with the possibility that my placenta has been contaminated (which is negligent on the part of the hospital), I will no longer be able to use my placenta as originally intended. However, I am still pressing forward in the hopes that my struggle with make positive changes for other women. All women should have the implicit right to their (and their baby's) placenta.

While I have been working with a lawyer who wants to take the case pro bono, he had not taken the case as of May 9, so, I still don't have committed legal representation. However, I do have an MD who is willing to testify that there is no health risk to release the placenta to the mother and that the ingestion of it actually could be beneficial. I am contemplating contacting ACLU in hopes that they may be able assist.

Those who are interested can sign a petition (contact [e-mail] for details) to help change the law.

~ Anne Swanson, BS, HBCE
  HypnoBirthingLasVegas.com
  BirthYear.net
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Ég spyr mig, hvað er að fólki? Að halda fylgju í gíslingu? Er réttur kvenna til að ráða yfir líkama sínum í ALVÖRU ekki meiri en þetta?

 

 

Athugasemdir

[tinna (IP-tala skráð) 29.5.2007 kl. 13:21]

ég skil reyndar ekki hvað konan vildi með fylgjuna enda kemur það mér ekki við en ég er yfir mig hneyksluð yfir að hún hafi ekki mátt fá hana  þar sem hún er jú nokkurs konar eigandi og framleiðandi hennar en svona er kvennaveruleikinn því miður........