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Today’s Senate Health & Welfare Committee Hearing

February 17, 2016

Did you hear? SB85 was presented today at the Kentucky Senate Health & Welfare Committee. Kentucky Home Birth Coalition supporters filled the room and witnessed the Testimony, Questioning, and Vote. KET has archived the hearing and can be viewed below. SB85’s Hearing begins at 43:50. Spoiler Alert: SB85‬ passed through the Health & Welfare Committee! Health & Welfare Members Voted as follows… Sen. Alvarado – No Sen. Buford – Yes Sen. Danny Carroll – No Sen. J. Carrol –…

Health & Welfare Committee Hearing

February 16, 2016

Erin Vest

Events, SB85, Update

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The agenda has come out, and ‪#‎SB85‬ is slated to be heard by the Senate Health & Welfare Committee on Wednesday, February 17! We are asking that all our supporters attend! Plan to arrive no later than 9:30am EST. See our facebook event page for more details, such as directions and parking. If you can’t join us in person, let your voice be heard via Phone Calls & Social Media Posts. And remember you can watch the hearing live: http://www.ket.org/legislature/

The Birth of Aleighna

February 14, 2016

Erin Vest

Birth Stories, SB85

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Thank you, Courtney, for sharing the Home Birth Story (and video!) of Aleighna. Birth is such an amazing experience. Unfortunately it can be a traumatic and disappointing for some women. Many women get forced to have interventions that aren’t necessarily medically needed. To make a long story short I have experienced a c-section with my first child because of a breech presentation but got to experience a VBAC (vaginal birth after c-section) with my second child which was amazing…