LONDON, May 14, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — A judge in the U.K. has ruled that a young, pregnant mother who has a severe fear of leaving her home will be “forced” by medics into hospital to give birth.
The woman, aged 21, suffers from “agoraphobia,” an anxiety which leads one to have fear of certain situations, particularly when one leaves a “safe” place.
Justice Holman, of the Family Division of the High Court, gave the ruling May 13, although details of the woman and the National Health Service (NHS) hospital involved were not released due to legal reasons.
In the ruling, Holman outlined that it would in fact be in the best interests of the young mother to have medical staff use some restraint techniques on her, should she not leave home for the birth of her child. He argued that the woman’s partner and mother also thought she should give birth in the hospital.
Holman stated that “proportionate” force could be used by trained staff, should she refuse to leave her home on a specific day close to her due date.
This force permitted did not include “mechanical restraint,” a “prone restraint position,” or any techniques which apply “pressure to
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