Senate Judiciary Committee is starting at #coleg and SB21-193 will be second on the list today! 1 of 3 #birthequity Bills. Tune in here to listen to incredible testimonies soon, catch live updates here: sg001-harmony.sliq.net/00327/Harmony/…
@SenJanetBuckner passes out the #diversecovoices report to Senate Judiciary Committee members, showing the work that #birthequity leaders like Demetra Seriki, Shelby Irvin, Pia Long, Brianna Simmons and Soul 2 Soul sisters have done to inform the committee on SB21-193!
"There is growing consensus that freedom from mistreatment impacts poor birth and outcomes for parents and children" @SenJanetBuckner starting the hearing on SB21-193 off! #birthequity
"We know that 77% of maternal mortalities in CO are preventable... infant mortality is the worst for indigenous Coloradans" @SenJanetBuckner
on why we need to address #birthequity now. She says, "SB-193 provides a portion of solutions - because we have so much work to do".
on why we need to address #birthequity now. She says, "SB-193 provides a portion of solutions - because we have so much work to do".
"These are big systemic changes that will challenge the status quo - but they will lower the maternal mortality rate for ppl of color, and increase chances of survival" @SenJanetBuckner on the beginning of SB21-193's hearing in Senate Judiciary Committee
"Thank you for bringing forward to many materials that will help us inform our discussions" - @SenadoraJulie on referring to the #diversecovoices report and other materials that point to why a Human Rights Approach is so important at the SB21-193 hearing #birthequity
"low-income people of color are simply treated differently... Everything that I am doing is to improve humanity" - @SenJanetBuckner on why she is championing SB21-193. We hear you, Senator, we are so thankful for your leadership! #birthequity
"I support your bill overall - but I am always very reluctant to telling physicians what the standard of care is" @SenBobGardner says about SB21-193
Chair @PeteLeeColorado is starting with our first panel of testifiers! @IndraLusero @elisabeth and COLOR for SB21-193!
"Recent data shows us that 1 in 6 people of color experience mistreatment in their pregnancy and in labor and birth" - @IndraLusero on why SB21-193 is vital to achieving #birthequity
"mal-practice insurance coverage increases the likelihood of un-consensual procedures" @IndraLusero speaking on one component of SB193 & why SB21-193 needs to be passed
"A strong focus on informed consent will strike the balance between provider and human rights standards" -@IndraLusero explaining the complex components of SB193 bill to Senate Judiciary committee members.
@IndraLusero is explaining the history of why many states have unconstitutional laws pertaining to advanced directives excluding pregnant people to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
"Senators, I have paid a ransom in each of your jurisdictions... In the past yr since COVID hit $45,000 has been paid to bail out pregnant ppl in the state" @elisabeth on why SB21-193 is drastically needed now.
"We do get calls at the Colorado Freedom fund from people incarcerated who want to get milk to infants... This is a good bill, a smart bill, and I ask you to vote yes" @elisabeth advocating on behalf of SB193
"COLOR is honored to testify in support of SB193... it is important to the cause of birth justice. Since Black women are 75% more likely to experience a traumatic birth" - Katherine Riley, from COLOR in support for SB193 #birthequity
"This bill would require annual reporting on the supports for incarcerated pregnant people... the government should not disregard the care needed while pregnant" - Katherine Riley from COLOR in support of SB193
Lizzy Hinkley, on behalf of @ACLUofColorado "SB193 supports bodily autonomy for all Coloradans, both free and encaged" on support for SB21-193 THANK YOU ACLU! #coleg #birthequity
"jails and prisons have not made the necessary changes to accommodate for pregnant and postpartum people" Lizzy Hinkley with @ACLUofColorado in support of SB193
"I am a researcher and currently serve as a community birth worker. It is widely known that having a support person achieves better birth outcomes... A human rights framework serves families in times of induction" - Vita Malama with @elephant_circle
"In addition to the human rights framework - one in three women of color are mistreated in care... birth support makes a huge difference in the laboring experience and laboring families" - Vita Malama
Nelia Bordsn, "I gave birth in Vail Hospital in 2019... I screamed no multiple times and watched my husband cry as he watched me get an episiotomy without my consent" on her birth, and the inability to hold hospitals accountable and why SB21-193 is necessary for all Coloradans.
"applying a human rights framework is a global recommendation to decrease maternal and infant mortality and morbidity. Coloradans families of color, suffer from mistreatment in their care that exacerbates their health in life-threatening ways" - @KaylaQFrawley from @RaiseColorado
"mistreatment and harm during the perinatal period harms the birthing person, the baby, and that baby's future children" - Christina Yebuyah with @CCLPnews in support of SB21-193
@HealthyColorado Andrea says in support of SB193 "pregnant people who experience incarceration are often the most marginalized individuals... SB193 addresses numerous standards" #birthequity
"the fuel of this testimony is derived from the voices of multiple Coloradans that contributed to a report that you all have in front of you. Diverse Colorado Voices - Community Based Solutions for the Perinatal Period" on the support of SB193 @KaylaQFrawley
Holley Cheng, "I have had Black and second English language clients receive forceps at birth without their consent. I have also had clients not treated like pre-eclampsia that is medically recommended" on the support of SB193! #birthequity
"Please vote yes for my clients and every pregnant person... they deserve to be treated with respect" - Holley Cheng on support of SB21-193
Lisa Ward from @DenverHealthMed in response to the question from Senator Cooke about if all staff need to be trained in jails to address pregnancy and birth: "medical staff".
@SenadoraJulie asks a doctor from Archdioses if he is an OBGYN, "no I am not". Great questions Senadora!!!
@IndraLusero clarifies the misunderstanding the only opposition testifying today had. Senator Bob Gardner then asks to get explanation on current CO law on advanced directives.
"the shift goes from the state to family-centered decision making" on the change in advanced directives in SB21-193. "You shift the power of decision making back to the person who is experiencing the life-threatening condition" - @IndraLusero clarifying SB21-193
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