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On October 31 Judge James Colins denied the
request of Diane Goslin for a stay or supersedeas
of the cease and desist order given by the
Pennsylvania Board of Medicine on September
26.  In his opinion, Judge Colins wrote,"...while we
recognize the distinct interest of future parents to
make decisions regarding the manner by which
their children may be delivered, we believe that
the Commonwealth has a paramount interest in
ensuring that the lives of unborn fetuses are
medically protected. "  

This was the decision reached by Colins even
after he stated that, "...the record reveals - and the
Board does not contest - that Goslin has an
exceptional degree of experience and certification
from a highly regarded national midwife
organization, North American Registry of
Midwives."  He further stated that, "The Board has
not asserted that Goslin has ever practiced in a
negligent or dangerous manner."  

In her unsworn declaration submitted on Goslin's
behalf, social scientist and midwife Betty-Ann
Daviss wrote, "Ms. Goslin’s results are
impeccable; her client satisfaction is excellent...It
is highly unusual that this Cease and Desist
Order is coming twenty-six (26) years after Ms.
Goslin began to practice...There must be some
kind of appeal to common sense if not common
law that a citizen exercising her profession in a
community for this amount of time cannot merely
be thrown out at the whim of a few people who
may have a vested interest in establishing their
profession over hers."

Daviss, who co-authored the landmark study ,
"Outcomes of planned home births with certified
professional midwives", published in the British
Medical Journal in 2005, and who knows Goslin's
work well concluded her statement by saying,  "It
is ironic that one of the very midwives whom I
chose to visit precisely because of her
unusually high level of experience should
receive a Cease and Desist Order the month
after I visited her."

In response to these events and to the need and
desire of so many Pennsylvania families to birth at
home with the provider of their choice, Save
Homebirth is preparing to launch as a
membership organization on January 12, 2008.  
We will be pursuing legislation that will protect
homebirth midwifery in Pennsylvania.  Won't you
join us?  

go to Save Homebirth's Website

See the business of being born at Whitaker Center on January 13,2008 at 2 p.m.

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