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Volume 94 - Issue 5

Note: Born (Not So) Free: Legal Limits on the Practice of Unassisted Childbirth or Freebirthing in the United States

By Anna Hickman. Full text here. Unassisted childbirth, also known as “freebirthing”—in which a woman intentionally gives birth without the aid of a physician or midwife—is gaining increased media attention in the United States and abroad. Proponents of the practice boast of its beauty, safety, and legality. Yet, the legal framework of unassisted childbirth is unclear.…

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