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Posts Tagged ‘Shackling’

WE WON! FLORIDA VOTES 114 to 1 TO STOP SHACKLING OF INCARCERATED WOMEN IN LABOR, DELIVERY AND RECOVERY, UPHOLDING BOTH THE CONSTITUTION AND INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAWS

I’ve got some great news to share with you! As you know, Woodhull joined our allies in testifying in Florida in favor of House Bill 367, prohibiting the use of restraints (shackles) on incarcerated women in labor, delivery and recovery. (Our testimony is here.)  We’ve been working on this for two years and today –…

Woodhull Testimony Florida House Bill 367 Shackling of Incarcerated Women During Labor, Delivery, & Postpartum Recovery

TESTIMONY, FLORIDA HOUSE BILL 367 RICCI LEVY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE WOODHULL SEXUAL FREEDOM ALLIANCE FEBRUARY 14, 2012 Support for HB 367 Prohibiting the use of restraints on prisoner known to be pregnant  during labor, delivery, & postpartum recovery In Florida, pregnant women detained in prisons, jails, and immigration detention centers are routinely restrained by their…

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Key Issues

  • Sex Work

    Sex Work

    Sex work refers to a wide range of activity where sexual interaction is explicitly exchanged for something of value.

  • Sexual Speech and Expression

    Sexual Speech & Expression

    WSFA firmly believes that human beings possess a fundamental right to develop and express their sexuality.

  • Sexual Health & Rights

    Sexual Health & Rights

    Sexual Health is a state of physical, emotional, mental and social well being in relation to sexuality.

  • Integration of Sex and Religion

    Integration of Sex & Religion

    Sexuality and faith are two of the most deeply important and deeply personal aspects of human identity.

  • LGBT Rights

    LGBT Rights

    Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people are entitled to the realization of the full spectrum of their human rights.

  • Civil Rights

    Civil Rights

    Civil rights are one sub-set of human rights that exist equal to and interdependent with multiple fundamental human rights.

  • Reproductive Rights

    Reproductive Justice

    Grounded in the human rights framework, reproductive justice refers to all of the conditions necessary for all people to enjoy reproductive freedom.

  • Sexuality Education

    Sexuality Education

    Every human being deserves access to medically accurate and inclusive information about sex and sexuality.

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