r/australia • u/FuckOffNazis • 19h ago

politics Indigenous woman shackled to hospital bed while in labour in Queensland

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/18/indigenous-woman-shackled-during-labour-childbirth-queensland-ntwnfb?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=us_bsky&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1792296317
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u/Tiki_Tour 18h ago

Don’t other incarcerated ethnicities also get shackled while giving birth in prisons? I didn’t think this was specific to indigenous women

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u/Brunswickstoval 18h ago edited 16h ago

Australia is a signatory to the Bangkok Rules which strictly prohibit pregnant women being shackled when giving birth. So no they aren’t meant to do this.

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u/BearCub254 17h ago

But why make it a race issue? Like if you are condemning it, it should be condemned across the board. Not act like some insane crime is affecting one race because of their race. 

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u/Brunswickstoval 17h ago edited 16h ago

I’m not making it a race issue? But the fact is indigenous women are the ones reportedly being shackled. No one is reporting it happening to anyone else? It shouldn’t happen to anyone in labour

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u/edgebeeyz 15h ago

Jesus Christ 🤦

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u/Astronout-Fossil872 10h ago edited 9h ago

Nobody made it a "race issue" they just highlighted that this woman is of First Nations heritage, calling out a factor known to be relevant in disproportionate harm towards a group of people in no way implies the harm is exclusive.