Nebraska mothers to appeal ruling upholding state restrictions on midwife-assisted home births
Two Nebraska mothers are appealing a court ruling that denied an injunction against a state law banning nurse midwives from assisting in home births. The plaintiffs argue the law infringes upon their religious rights.
LINCOLN — A pair of Nebraska mothers appealed a ruling Friday denying their request for a preliminary injunction on a state law banning nurse midwives from assisting in home births. Emily Tvrdy and Amanda Musilek filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in June challenged the ban, alleging the law violates both their religious rights […]
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