My new article at RH Reality Check looks at breaking news out of Florida:
This Wednesday, Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration is expected to permanently ban Vaginal Birth after Cesarean (VBAC) in the state’s birth centers. In response, BirthGirlz, a national nonprofit based in Florida, is mounting a legal challenge, arguing that the ban is beyond the scope of the state health agency’s role.
The ban aims to close the loop on what is already a stringent policy on VBACs in Florida. ...
Miriam Pearson-Martinez, a licensed midwife who serves on the Pushing for VBAC committee of BirthGirlz, said that the organization has hired an attorney and will file a legal challenge to the ban when the AHCA moves to amend its regulatory language.
“We believe that the role of our law, and the agency’s duty, is to provide access to birth centers, not limit access, and that this ban is outside the scope of its role,” Pearson-Martinez said.
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