|
Denise,
I am currently providing care to a lovely young woman from
Darwin, who has temporarily relocated to Adelaide to birth 'at home' for this
very reason. She has been active in trying to get something happening in
Darwin, and I'm thinking, would love to be involved in this campaign. Let
me know if there is anything else we can do aside from sending the letters on,
in which I will, of course, outline her story and the ridiulous lengths she has
had to go to in order to obtain the care she requires, desires and
deserves.
Tania
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 12:23
AM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] Midwives in NT and
elsewhere need YourHelp
The Maternity Coalition (MC) and the Australian College of Midwives
Incorporated (ACMI) are calling on Mothers, Midwives and families of
Australia to support a national action.
In May the NT Government passed the Health Professionals Act that
requires all health professionals to have Professional Indemnity
Insurance (PI). For the last 3 years the NT government has known
that PI has been unavailable to midwives on the global insurance
market.
The Northern Territory Government has removed
all rights of women to access midwifery care in their
community/home attended by an experienced and registered midwife. In
May this year the NT Nursing Board applied this legislation, and to date
have refused 2 midwives registration in the Northern Territory and taken
1 midwife off the register because they are unable to obtain
PI.
The MC and the ACMI
have decided enough is enough!
We must ensure all Australian women have choice and access to fair and
reasonable cost effective midwifery care and that midwives can rightfully
practice their skills in any setting according to the World Health
Organisation definition of a Midwife, supported by International Colleges of
Midwives.
The National leaders of MC and ACMI are meeting with the Federal Health
Minister Tony Abbott and Shadow Health Minister Julia Gillard on Wednesday 4th
and Thursday 5th August, 2004 in Canberra. They will inform the
Government of the dangerous position in which they have placed women and
midwives by restricting practice under this new legislation. Women are
already birthing at home alone because they cannot obtain the services of an
experienced midwife.
A groundswell of people around the nation is embarking on a major campaign
to bring this unfair and discriminatory issue to the attention of federal
leaders. A campaign to demonstrate the effects of legislation applied
only to those midwives unable to purchase PI.
Please help ensure that our federal representatives receive our
message that women and midwives are united in wanting the Howard
Government to take immediate steps in obtaining PI insurance for
midwives, so that Australian women have access to fair and
reasonable cost effective midwifery care.
THE PLAN
Template Letters can be downloaded from the ACMI and MC websites
www.maternitycoalition.org.au -
campaign kit
www.acmi.org.au/text/whois/representingyou.htm
If posting six (6) letters should be
individually signed with your return address details. If faxing send the same
letter to the following fax numbers.
Send the first letter to:
The Hon. Tony Abbott MP
Phone
(02) 6277 7220 Fax (02) 6273 4146
Parliament House, Canberra ACT 2600
The Second letter to: Your Federal Representative
check the website addresses below for mail details
Then another four letters to: one to each of the following
MP�s
|
The Hon John Howard MP
Prime Minister
Phone (02) 6277 7700 Fax (02) 6273 4100
House of Representatives
Parliament House, Canberra ACT 2600
Mr Mark Latham MP
Leader of the Opposition
Phone (02) 6277 4022
Fax (02) 6277 8495
House of Representatives
Parliament House, Canberra ACT 2600
Bob Brown
Senator for Tasmania (Greens)
Phone (02) 6277
3170 Fax (02) 6277 3185
Electorate Office
9th Floor, Marine Board Building
1 Franklin
Wharf, Hobart TAS 7000
Andrew Bartlett
Senator for Queensland (Democrats)
Phone (02) 6277 3645
Fax (02) 6277 3235
Electorate Office
Suite 14 B1, 7/421 Brunswick Street
Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
LLetters will be more effective if FAXED or MAILED not emailed.
BBusy politicians may trash an influx of emails
http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/senators/homepages/s-http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/index.htm
hhttp://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/memlist.pdf
|
Denise
Hynd
"Never believe that a few caring people can't
change the world. For, indeed, they are the only ones who ever
have."
Margaret Mead
|
