Midwife Legislation
We've been receiving lots of e-mail, pro and con, on HB 25 (Direct-Entry Midwife Act). Here is one from my district:
HB25 is not about a woman's right to choose midwifery. The women of Utah already have that right. Nor is this bill about a woman's right to choose a midwife who can administer prescription drugs, as nurse midwives can already do that.
This bill is about a small group of midwives who want to use the government to limit the choice of women in Utah for their own economic benefit. They and their national association have come for a government handout.
Although the bill states it is voluntary, it is not. It already submits all direct entry midwives, licensed or not, to sanctions for unlawful or unprofessional conduct -- rules that are normally only applied to those who are licensed. It is only a small step from this bill to full licensure and full government regulation; all in the name of providing a benefit that already exists.
For some of the reasons that are stated in that e-mail, I will vote against this bill.
HB25 is not about a woman's right to choose midwifery. The women of Utah already have that right. Nor is this bill about a woman's right to choose a midwife who can administer prescription drugs, as nurse midwives can already do that.
This bill is about a small group of midwives who want to use the government to limit the choice of women in Utah for their own economic benefit. They and their national association have come for a government handout.
Although the bill states it is voluntary, it is not. It already submits all direct entry midwives, licensed or not, to sanctions for unlawful or unprofessional conduct -- rules that are normally only applied to those who are licensed. It is only a small step from this bill to full licensure and full government regulation; all in the name of providing a benefit that already exists.
For some of the reasons that are stated in that e-mail, I will vote against this bill.
posted by steve u. at 2/07/2005
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