In her memoir ‘My Stolen Birth’ Nahia Alkorta narrates how she was a victim of obstetric violence 11 years ago, during the birth of her first child. With the support of her attorney Francisca Fernández she waged a legal battle that made it to the United Nations
When a United Nations committee ruled that Nahia Alkorta had suffered obstetric violence while giving birth to her first child, it was the culmination of a
MADRID (AFP) – When a United Nations (UN) committee ruled Nahia Alkorta had suffered obstetric violence during the birth of her first child, it was the culmination of a 10-year quest for justice. Alkorta was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder after her treatment at a hospital in northern Spain in 2012 and turned to the […]
When a UN committee ruled that Nahia Alkorta had suffered obstetric violence during the birth of her first child, it was the culmination of a 10-year quest for justice.
Alkorta was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder after her treatment at a hospital in northern Spain in 2012 and turned to the UN, having failed in the Spanish courts.
The UN Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women last month found that she had been subjected to a litany of unjustified interventions, which amounted to obstetric violence, including a caesarean without her consent, with her arms immobilized and her partner barred