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I promise to write about the road-trip-to lobby-with-children part of yesterday and upload the pictures as soon as I am done sorting them. As far as the legislation goes, here is the roll call for the vote to pass HB226 out of committee yesterday: Yes: Mary Flowers Keith Sommer Mike Zalewsk Julie Hamos (subbing in for Esther Golar) No: Greg Harris Will Burns Lisa Dugan Karen [...] We are home and settling in. The hearing was packed and the hallway outside was lined with mamas and babies and kids and dads. I was barely able to get into the room but was able to speak to two Reps in person beforehand – Rep. Osmond, who just doesn’t get it and was not [...] Join homebirth advocates in Springfield as we let legislators know how much we need midwives in Illinois: For more info visit: http://homebirthishealthy.org Happy New Year! Sadly, Illinois’ legislative session has come to a close and the Homebirth Safety Act – SB385 – did not make it out of its committee. A new session has begun and now the bill starts over. Stay tuned to find out if it keeps the same number. In the meantime, if you have [...] |
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