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The National Association for Pregnant Women (NAPW) recently acknowledged a victory in which they played a part related to a woman who had given birth three years ago and had her newborn swiftly whisked away by a child protective authority claiming child endangerment for refusing to "pre-authorize" a cesarean section. The victory came in the form of a court decision last week reversing a lower court's decision to terminate the mother's parental rights (Ms.M aka V.M.) and remove the baby from her custody at birth, because she didn't consent to a c-section, even though it was never medically necessary. ...

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