Indigenous woman shackled to hospital bed while in labour in Queensland

October 18, 2026 · 3:59 am 1 sources

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• Indigenous woman shackled to hospital bed while in labour in Queensland
  The Guardian · October 18, 2026 03:59
  Birth happens days before Labor and Coalition block bill to ban ‘barbaric practice’ of shackling incarcerated women during childbirth Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast An incarcerated Indigenous woman was shackled to a hospital bed in Queensland while she was in labour…