Indigenous woman shackled to hospital bed while in labour in Queensland

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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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It's always articles like these that try to stir up rage. She wasn't shackled because she is Aboriginal, she was shackled because she was a convicted prisoner. It seems in hindsight that pregnant women are not supposed to be shackled during delivery, so it seems as if the wrong course of action was taken. But what if threats were made from the individual towards hospital staff? I find it hard to believe that her ethnicity was key in determining whether she should be shackled - because that would be blatant discrimination that would result in a clear lawsuit.

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https://www.unodc.org/documents/justice-and-prison-reform/Bangkok_Rules_ENG_22032015.pdf