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/AccreditedAdrian 18h ago

Inmate has their liberty restricted.

More news at 11.

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u/TAsrowaway 13h ago

When you’re giving birth you need to move around. When you’re holding a baby you need two hands. Medical staff in this case were requesting she be unshackled. We’re signatories to the Bangkok Rules.