ALP: The Freebirth Government

Dear Prime Minister Rudd and Health Minister Roxon,

I write to congratulate you on the great step forward you have taken on behalf of birthing women everywhere in Australia. Few politicians to date have shown such trust in women's innate power to birth their babies in an unhindered environment, as you have.

Most parties involved in debates about Australia's maternity system argue that birthing women need the presence of a medical professional during labour. The vast majority of Australian homebirthers have previously employed an independent midwife to attend to their medical needs during pregnancy, birth and the postpartum period to ensure if anything goes wrong during their homebirth they have skilled hands at the ready. You have taken a bold step forward on behalf of these women, giving them them the final push they needed to embrace unassisted birthing and finally experience the true power of unhindered labour.

By finally passing the controversial midwives bill which will give doctors veto power over "independent" midwives and prevent the overwhelming majority of these midwives from practicing (thanks to an inability to access indemnity insurance for homebirths) you have turned hundreds of homebirthers into freebirthers.

I understand that presently your government is receiving a lot of criticism from midwives, homebirthers and The Greens party for the work you have done to encourage Australian women to stop fearing their power and start freebirthing. But these critics lack your wisdom and fail to realise that evolution has perfectly designed women for birthing without the presence of skilled care providers, like midwives in private practice.

Yours sincerely,

A fellow freebirth advocate

For More:

Major Parties Unite Against Midwives and Homebirths

Senate Passes Controversial Birth Bill

*ALP (for international readers) is the Australian Labour Party, the geniuses currently in power.