kmlandre's comments:

on Suggest a Show

I'd really like to hear a show on the brewing debate between OHSU and local Portland midwives and the midwive's claims of Civil Rights violations. 

In the interest of disclosure, my wife had our child through the Andaluz Birth Center and found it to be absolutely first class, both in terms of safety and quality of care.  We've never met more informative and attentive caregivers, both medically and personally.

Here's a couple of links outlining the story, one from OPB itself:

http://news.opb.org/article/portland-midwives-patients-sue-licensing-agency-ohsu/

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/07/homebirth_conflict_escalates_o.html

posted 1 year, 10 months ago
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on Battling Over Birth?

"And, the discussion regarding the money saved as a result of a home birth is absolutely disgusting!  If you cannot afford to give birth to your child in a hospital, you cannot afford to have the child period."

It seems like another way to say that is "only the wealthy and well-to-do should have children, because the poor are obviously ill-equipped to raise children properly".

I don't think I can put much stock in a point of view like that...

posted 3 years ago
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