Setting a human rights and legal framework around 'the ethics of consent during labour and birth: episiotomies'

Bashi Kumar-Hazard^{1

2}, Hannah Grace Dahlen³

Affiliations

¹ Law, University of Sydney SCIL, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia bashi.hazard@sydney.edu.au.
² Human Rights in Childbirth, (NGO), San Francisco, California, USA.
³ Midwifery, University of Western Sydney, Penrith South, New South Wales, Australia.

Comment

Bashi Kumar-Hazard et al. J Med Ethics. 2023 Sep.

. 2023 Sep;49(9):634-635.

doi: 10.1136/jme-2023-109251. Epub 2023 Aug 24.

Bashi Kumar-Hazard^{1

2}, Hannah Grace Dahlen³

¹ Law, University of Sydney SCIL, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia bashi.hazard@sydney.edu.au.
² Human Rights in Childbirth, (NGO), San Francisco, California, USA.
³ Midwifery, University of Western Sydney, Penrith South, New South Wales, Australia.

No abstract available

Keywords: Ethics- Medical; Human Rights; Informed Consent; Obstetrics; Personal Autonomy.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

The ethics of consent during labour and birth: episiotomies.
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