Your Legal Doula

Our legal and human rights while pregnant, giving birth, and postpartum – collectively, “birth rights.” With a huge grain of salt, we generally have the right:

While receiving care during pregnancy:

to bodily autonomy
to choose our care provider
to informed consent
of refusal (that is, to not undergo care)

At work:

to request reasonable accommodations
to refuse accommodations
to take time off to give birth and to heal
to not be discriminated against for our condition

When giving birth:

to bodily autonomy
to choose the place we birth

While postpartum:

To breastfeed, when, where, and how we please
To pump or express breastmilk at work

But… what is “informed consent“? What is discrimination? What is “choice” – especially when our insurance requires we use a specific provider? What if a boss says he will fire us if we don’t comply with his proposed accommodation? What does the word “reasonable” mean, anyway?

Legal rights can be hard to understand. And even when you try to stand up for yourself and assert your rights, it can feel like no one has your back.

Your Legal Doula can help.

We offer legal education, consultation, and advocacy* during and after pregnancy. Why? Because the last thing you need when you’re trying to bring a new person into the world is a sticky legal battle!

It may feel like the odds are stacked against you. But it doesn’t have to be like this. Essentially – we want to teach you how to not need an attorney during this already-full time in your life.

To get you started, we have guides and templates to help you with difficult conversations about your rights during this time – such as with employers. And Your Legal Doula’s upcoming Birth Rights Course offers a full breakdown and an education on your birth rights. Wherever in the U.S. you might be located, the Course helps you can fully understand, assert, and protect your birth rights, with state-specific resources available for residents of Nevada who purchase the course (with other state-specific resources coming soon!).

Those with a legal issue in Nevada are also welcome to contact Andi for a free consultation on legal issues around birth rights.

*Legal advice and advocacy is available only in Nevada.