We had SUCH a good day in Frankfort! Roughly 25 constituents showed up at the capital and met with their State Senators. Throughout the day, we saw positive response from at least a dozen senators, and verbal commitments of co-sponsorship from at least 9! By the end of the day, two Senators had official co-sponsored SB85! The Kentucky Home Birth Coalition also was introduced during the Health & Welfare Committee Meeting by our bill sponsor, Senator Buford. …
Wednesday, January 13 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM KHBC is holding a lobbying day in Frankfort! We will have a meeting room reserved and we want as many supporters as possible from all across the state to join us. Our specific meeting location will be: The Capitol Annex Building (directly behind the Capitol) Room 113- this room will be our “home base.” Please watch for updates in case our room changes. Click here for directions and parking information. We will…
Our online fundraising auction starts on November 14th! We plan to introduce a bill to the Kentucky state legislature in January 2016. Our auction proceeds will fund a lobbyist to help our bill successfully move through the House and Senate and be enacted into law. We pursue this goal in order to: ensure the health and well-being of Kentucky families that choose out-of-hospital birth expand access to the evidence-based, quality maternity care provided by CPMs protect the rights of Kentucky women…