
A circuit judge on Thursday permanently blocked the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) from licensing freestanding birth centers like hospitals after years of litigation and protests from midwives and other birthing advocates.

By Craig Monger Huntsville’s new birthing center is owned and operated by one of the area’s most outspoken abortion providers. ...

By Craig Monger The first freestanding birthing center in northern Alabama is coming to Huntsville. In the U.S., stringent medical...