JEFFERSON CITY — A judge struck down a new law Wednesday that would have allowed certain trained midwives to deliver babies in Missouri without facing the threat of criminal charges.
Judge rejects law protecting midwife care
The judge said midwifery was unconstitutionally added to a bill.
Thursday, August 9, 2007 | 2:00 a.m. CDT;
updated 5:39 a.m. CDT, Saturday, July 19, 2008
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