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In an unmistakably insecure and aggressive move, the American Medical Association (AMA) adopted a resolution at its annual meeting last weekend to introduce legislation outlawing home birth.
Midwives in Missouri may go from felons to legal health care providers if the legislation that has passed the MO Senate today also passes the House.