Legislation – In the News
www.capwiz.com/acnm – Keep abreast of laws and pending legislation that may directly affect nurse midwives and women’s healthcare. Sample letters and links to each state’s legislators are available. Links to media outlets in South Carolina are also found.
www.acnm.org/newsrelease.cfm - The American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM) issues press releases and keeps nurse midwives and consumers up to date on news affecting practice and healthcare.
www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ClickedLink=382&ck=10274&area=27 - Alerts and Responses on the Childbirth Connection website updates consumers on news and legislation affecting childbirth.
www.thebusinessofbeingborn.com/press/BusinessofBeingBorn.pdf (PDF file) – The Business of Being Born is a documentary on the medicalization of American birth. It was produced by talk show host and actress Rikki Lake. It is now widely available on DVD.
