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The Mommy Blawg is published by a non-practice attorney and mother of three boys living in the North Dallas area. This blog is a primarily a legal blog as it covers the intersection of motherhood and the law.
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Guess what! I have an email address!
If you will kindly turn your attention to the right-hand sidebar, you will see the word "Email". Directly under that word is something that looks like this: mommyblawger AT gmail DOT com. It is, in fact, my email address. It is in a format which obscures it from the view of evil email...
International "Talk Like a Pirate" Day
September 19th is International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Be sure to visit the official website.And for my lawyer friends, check out the Pirate-themed Blawg Blarrgh Review #153 at Declarations and Exclusions.
Some news, and a break
Hello, faithful readers.I'm going to be taking an extended blogging break - probably 4-6 weeks - and then I will be back with an announcement and a renewed commitment to my blogs. Until then, here are a couple headlines that have popped up recently:An Arkansas court of appeals says that shackling...
When Faith and Health Care Clash
When faith and health care clash for French Muslims:The law in French state hospitals is clear. Women can request women doctors and probably get them most of the time. But if the attending doctor that night is a man, as happened in this case, the woman — and in this case, her husband — have to acc...
Podcast: Jake Marcus on nursing in public and the law
The Motherwear Breastfeeding Blog has posted a podcast interview with attorney Jake Marcus on the subject of nursing in public and the law:Jake discusses the different types of breastfeeding laws, what to do if you're harassed for nursing in public, and where to get information on the law in your...
Midwifery Legal News - Pennsylvania
The big news this week is that a Pennsylvania appeals court has overturned the State Board of Medicine's decision against Diane Goslin, who was charged with practicing medicine without a license and practicing midwifery without a license. In the decision, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania made...
US Air Force Pays Record Settlement for Injured Baby
U.S. Air Force Pays Record Amount for Baby Injured in Government HospitalWhat is the take-away here? That VBACs are dangerous? That VBACs shouldn't be augmented with Pitocin? Or something else?
Placenta Victory
Sunrise Hospital, threatened with a second lawsuit, reversed their policy to allow the release of healthy placentas to women upon request, reports The Placenta Blog.
Blawg Review #158
Welcome to Blawg Review #158! Today is International Midwives' Day (sometimes called "International Day of the Midwife"), when traditionally I remind my readers to call, write, or email their midwives and thank them. Accordingly, the theme of today's Blawg Review is "Midwives and the Law":But the...
Midwifery-related Legal Resources
This is something of a work-in-progress, so if you know of others, please email me or leave a comment.From Calling To Courtroom: A Survival Guide for Midwives, an online book. Although some of the state-by-state resources are out of date, it remains the only legal guide of its kind.Midwives...