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Free womb laws (Spanish: Libertad de vientres, Portuguese: Lei do Ventre Livre), also referred to as free birth or the law of wombs, was a 19th century judicial concept in several Latin American countries, that declared that all wombs bore free children. All children are born free, even if the mother is enslaved.
The law did not define the exact legal status of enslaved women's wombs; this was negotiated by enslaved people afterwards, with women at the forefront. [1] The law was the beginning of an abolition movement in Brazil, but it turned out to be more of a legal loophole than a radical measure that led to viable progress. Only a few people were ...
The Moret Law was a form of freedom of wombs, which was implemented by Spain in Cuba and Puerto Rico, and named after Segismundo Moret who was Spain's Minister of Overseas Territories at the time. This law implemented the abolition of slavery incrementally in Spain's Caribbean colonies. [ 1 ]
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Free birth may refer to: Unassisted childbirth; Freedom of wombs, laws automatically freeing children of slaves at birth This page was last edited on 28 ...
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The Free Birth Society is one influential freebirth advocacy group; it sells online courses and private consultations. [19] [5] The founder of the Free Birth Society and the organization's instructors do not have medical training. [19] Jeannine Parvati-Baker, unassisted childbirth proponent