In connection to the trial against midwifery of Ivana Königsmarková and approval of the Health Care Act, which drastically reduces the activity of midwives and pushes them beyond the boundaries of legality, the Czech Women’s Lobby launched a campaign to promote the rights of midwives. • CWL initiated the call for safe childbirth, urging parliamentarians MEP and the public to prevent the adoption of this law, to ensure adequate legislative support to midwives for their work and allow women free choice of care during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period, as it lays down the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms and the European Convention on Human Rights. • CWL was in collaboration with other initiatives supported by public demonstration for the rights of midwives, which took place on 17 October. At the demonstration a petition was drafted, which was forwarded to the office of the Minister of Health. • CWL subsequently launched a media campaign to support the initiative and to act against the adoption of the aforementioned Act. CWL members also performed in a number of programmes on radio and TV Events ČT 1 (17. 10. 2011), Traction lady (22. 10.) Aktuálně.cz, idnes.cz, Novinky.cz, Czech noviny.cz, Mediafax, Eurozprávy.cz, Deník referendum (18. 10.) Radio Wave (19/10). Other media appearances were settled by the end of the year and at the beginning of the next one. • Also were initiated lobbying activities and CWL and other members of the working group obstetrics began actively addressing MPs and negotiate support for a discussion on the adoption of a new law regulating the complex obstetrics and reproductive rights, including the clear anchoring the activities of midwives. • Call for the safe birth was also forwarded Boris Šťastný, Chairman of the Committee on Health of Deputies.In connection to the trial against midwifery of Ivana Königsmarková and approval of the Health Care Act, which drastically reduces the activity of midwives and pushes them beyond the boundaries of legality, the Czech Women’s Lobby launched a campaign to promote the rights of midwives. • CWL initiated the call for safe childbirth, urging parliamentarians MEP and the public to prevent the adoption of this law, to ensure adequate legislative support to midwives for their work and allow women free choice of care during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period, as it lays down the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms and the European Convention on Human Rights. • CWL was in collaboration with other initiatives supported by public demonstration for the rights of midwives, which took place on 17 October. At the demonstration a petition was drafted, which was forwarded to the office of the Minister of Health. • CWL subsequently launched a media campaign to support the initiative and to act against the adoption of the aforementioned Act. CWL members also performed in a number of programmes on radio and TV Events ČT 1 (17. 10. 2011), Traction lady (22. 10.) Aktuálně.cz, idnes.cz, Novinky.cz, Czech noviny.cz, Mediafax, Eurozprávy.cz, Deník referendum (18. 10.) Radio Wave (19/10). Other media appearances were settled by the end of the year and at the beginning of the next one. • Also were initiated lobbying activities and CWL and other members of the working group obstetrics began actively addressing MPs and negotiate support for a discussion on the adoption of a new law regulating the complex obstetrics and reproductive rights, including the clear anchoring the activities of midwives. • Call for the safe birth was also forwarded Boris Šťastný, Chairman of the Committee on Health of Deputies.
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