What about womenís choice?
The Amy Medwin case is another prime example of miscarriage of justice surrounding womenís real right to choose. It is perfectly legal for a mom to kill her baby before it is born, but illegal to be allowed to choose the place and manner of its natural birth?
There is a time and place for medicalized birth, but the vast majority of births are normal and do not require the enormous amounts of interventions that happen on a routine basis.
This is a multi-layered issue and can be argued in many different directions. The bottom line is, midwifery and homebirth are very safe. North Carolina needs to recognize that, like it or not, mothers are taking charge of their births again. The time of women lying back and being drugged, pushed and prodded and then separated from their baby is over.
The midwifery model of care addresses the needs of the whole person and doesnít treat women like money making birth canals. Medical lobbyists are afraid of legal homebirth because maternity care is a high-profit venture for hospitals.
Iíd like to see the news coverage of fetal and maternal morbidity in the hospital setting compared to homebirth, but that doesnít make headlines.
If you are a mother, ever plan to be a mother or know anyone who is a mother, you should watch ěthe business of being bornî and start doing a little research of your own. Find out the truth about midwifery, homebirth and hospital births.
ó Jody Luck
Salisbury
Strong support
On behalf of the Multiple Sclerosis Walk Committee, we would like to thank the Community of Salisbury for the support we received for our Multiple Sclerisis Walk in Salisbury.
We had about 145 walkers on that damp morning of March 26. The rain at least held off until later that day.
First, we would like to thank the YMCA for allowing us to have the walk start at its facility and use the facility after to feed everyone.
Second, we want to thank all the volunteers who came from near and far. This year we had so many volunteers that it made our job a lot easier.
Third, we want to thank Major Williams and the ROTC of Salisbury High School. This is their fifth year helping and walking with us. This year the ROTC raised $1,100 for the walk.
The vendors that supported us this year also made our walk so successful. This year was the best walk we have ever had. So far we have raised $13,100 and are still collecting until June 17. Hope to see you all next year.
ó Christine A. Scotton
Salisbury
Scotton is the chairperson for the Multiple Sclerosis Walk of Salisbury.