Comments on: May 30 roundup https://www.overlawyered.com/2007/05/may-30-roundup/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Wed, 30 May 2007 08:54:39 +0000 hourly 1 By: E-Bell https://www.overlawyered.com/2007/05/may-30-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-7474 Wed, 30 May 2007 08:54:39 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=4950#comment-7474 The closing of midwifery practices in the Washington area hit us close to home.

My wife was a patient at the Takoma Women’s Health Center before some complications forced us to begin seeing a traditional OB/GYN. We were sad to hear that the OB practice that sponsored them cut them off due to rising malpractice insurance costs.

We have since given birth to a healthy baby boy, but I can’t help but think that midwifery is a low-cost alternative to being attended by a slew of doctors and nurses during a normal birth.

]]> By: JKoerner https://www.overlawyered.com/2007/05/may-30-roundup/comment-page-1/#comment-7473 Wed, 30 May 2007 02:43:02 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=4950#comment-7473 Is Chicago’s smoking ban for plays constitutional? If the smoking in the plays is speech (this is a legitimate argument) then is this not censorship subject to a first amendment challenge? Even with a nanny state balancing test I cannot believe anyone thinks a cigarette or 12 actually causes damage secondhand, at least not enough to condone prior restraint.

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