This message came to me via a couple of intermediaries, so I forward it on to you. Joy Johnston Midwife and lactation consultant [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.aitex.com.au/joy.htm -----Original Message----- From: Maureen Minchin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, 23 July 1999 21:46 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Fwd: Please send Birthday wishes to midwife! >X-POP3-Rcpt: minchin@merlin >From: Catherine Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Please send Birthday wishes to midwife! >Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 22:15:42 -0400 >MIME-Version: 1.0 > >Dear Friends of True Midwifery: > >Wendy Clemens is a competent, capable, intelligent, compassionate and >spiritual midwife who devoted her adult life to midwifery. Her statistics are >better than the lowest statistics around the world in hospital or home. > >A couple of heavy-handed letters were written by health care >professionals in Wendy's community to stop her from practicing, >and as a result, she was suspended, had to defend herself against >these allegations and is still on a course to gain legitmacy and >registration in British Columbia. > >She has not been allowed to practice midwifery for two years. >She has been jumping through hoops for the B.C. College of >Midwives and the medical establishment who sit in judgement >on legalization of midwifery in B.C. > >Wendy is taking required courses, re-mortgaging her home, cleaning >people's houses to make ends meet, trying to keep her head down and learn >what life is teaching her. She is at a very low point in >her career, in her life. She feels abandoned by her peers in >midwifery; worthless for all the work she has done in her >life. Her good work, excellent statistics and the glowing comments from her >clients count for nothing against the College of Midwives disapproval. > >Her birthday will be Friday, July 23rd. She will be 54. >Contact her here: > >Wendy Clemens >3312 Beach Avenue >Roberts Creek, B.C. VON 2W0 >Canada > >tel. (604) 885-2950 > >Or email me and I'll pass your message on: > >Caitlin Hicks >Playwright/Performer >SINGING THE BONES >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Maureen Minchin, PO Box 1221, St.Kilda Sth, Vic. 3182 Australia. Book orders: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
