I have written a letter, I borrowed some of yours, I hope that is ok - I haven't posted it yet so I can change it if you prefer.
cheers Jo At 15:40 +1000 6/8/04, Julie Clarke wrote: >As I write, the Health Minister, Mr Morris Iemma, currently has before him a >report�considering publicly funded home birthing for healthy women in NSW. I >appreciate how busy everyone is but I think it is an excellent and rare opportunity >to express, in the form of letter writing, our need and support for such a service. >Therefore, I am asking that all you happy homebirthers, midwives, partners, family >and friends, please write the Minister a letter in support of this proposal. �It >doesn't matter how detailed or straightforward the letter is, the main aim is to >inundate the Minister our enthusiasm for such a service. >We need to let the politicians know that we are out there and we are not going away >until our needs have been met!!! >Thanks and all the best - Brigett English >PS: I would be grateful if you could please forward my email to all interested >parties. >Minister's address: >Mr Morris Iemma, Minister for Health, NSW Health Department, Level 30, Govenor >Macquarie Tower, 1 Farrer Place, NSW 2000 >(My letter) >Dear Minister Iemma >Publicly funded home birth for health women >I understand that the NSW Health Department are currently assessing the viability of >a home birth service for healthy women. >I am writing to you to express my absolute support and enthusiasm for such a service. >I gave birth at home in the UK and it was without doubt the most empowering >experience of my life. >One of the many positive aspects of a publicly funded home birth service is that it >will promote the view that birth is essentially a healthy and normal process. I feel >that this is something that will be of benefit to all women and their families. >Thankfully, there are midwifes currently operating independently in NSW who believe >in the birth process. I am so grateful that these health professionals are willing to >provide such a valuable maternity service to women like me without insurance and with >little support from the medical establishment. >I am hopeful that this lack of support for women and their partners, who choose to >birth outside the hospital system and the midwives that support them, is about to >change! >Yours sincerely > > >Want to block unwanted pop-ups? Download the free ><http://g.msn.com/8HMBENUK/2728??PS=47575>MSN Toolbar now! -- Jo Bourne Virtual Artists Pty Ltd -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
