Dear HB301 supporters

For those that don't know HB301 is a bill that if passed will regulate midwives out of existence in the state of Missouri.



Dear HB301 supporters,



Please stop lying.



Please stop saying that home birth with a Certified Professional Midwife is unsafe. If you've done any research at all you know that it's as safe or safer than a traditional hospital birth.If you haven't done any research and are just going off what other supporters are saying, you should probably do something about that.



If you're a doctor and you support HB301 let me ask you this? If it's truly about safety then why are your induction rates so high? Why are your c-section rates so high? We all know that when these things are truly necessary they're great, but they're not safe. They hold many risks yet you continue to do them at an alarming rate. If you were really worried about safety you would lower your induction and c-section rates, and if you were truly worried about safety you would find a way to work with midwives rather than against them.



If you're a man and you support HB301 because you feel the need to "speak for women." Thank you, but I'm perfectly capable of speaking for myself. Just because I have a vagina it doesn't mean my brain isn't functioning.



If you're a woman and you support HB301, shame on you for turning your back on your own gender.



If you're a representative and you support HB301 please do your job and represent the people. Please stop representing the doctors and medical lobbyists. I realize they have more money, but your job isn't to only represent those that can fund your campaign.



Please stop saying your support for HB301 is about safety. Please just admit that it's about money and turf. Please admit that you can not stand the idea of not being in control. Please admit that you're just a little bit uncomfortable with the idea of women being in control of their own bodies, and that if there was ever a bill trying to be passed that affected men the way this bill affects women you would have killed it the instant it was heard.