Month: July 2022
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Discussions with Decision Makers: Senator Linda Coleman-Madison
Senator Linda Coleman-Madison (D- Birmingham) currently serves on the Senate Healthcare Committee for the Alabama State Senate. Supported by ALAPAC, she assumed her current office in 2006 and previously was a member of the Alabama House of Representatives. She also served as a member of the Birmingham City Council from 1985 to 1997. What first…
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Preventing Home-Birth VBACs Attended by Non-Nurse Midwives
For the third installment of an in-depth look into each of the Association’s “Top 10 Highlights” from the 2022 Legislative Session, we will look at the Medical Association’s opposition to home-birth VBACs and support for high national standards that ensure the safety of pregnant woman and their children. In 2017 Lawmakers passed legislation that allows…