Birthrights offers thoughts on the king’s speech (UK)

‘Do autonomy and rights; dignity and respect really extend to everyone?’ 

Extract:

‘There is no explicit mention of maternity care throughout the King’s Speech. While this is not necessarily surprising, it is disappointing that we are yet to see a ministerial role dedicated to improving maternal outcomes and addressing the persistent disparities in experiences and outcomes.

‘The Equality (Race and Disability) Bill is very much focused on tackling inequity in pay and employment, which while absolutely important, perhaps misses the opportunity to look more broadly at the deep, insidious and pervasive systemic racism and injustice that operates to oppress, marginalise and silence Black, Brown, racially minoritised, disabled, neurodiverse, LGBTQI+, gender queer, migrant, and detained people.’ 

More here: https://birthrights.org.uk/2024/07/30/whats-in-store-for-maternity-care-reflections-on-the-kings-speech/