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  <div class="vevent h-event"> <h1 class="summary p-name">[Petition & inquiry submissions] End shackling during childbirth</h1> <div class='date'><time class="dtstart dt-start" title="2026-09-06T00:00:00" datetime="2026-09-06T00:00:00">Sunday, September 6, 2026 at midnight</time> through <time class="dtend dt-end" title="2026-09-14T00:00:00" datetime="2026-09-14T00:00:00">Monday, September 14, 2026 at midnight</time></div> <div class="location vcard p-location h-card"> <a class="url" href='https://seedbomb.au/venues/307'><span class='fn org p-name'>Online event</span></a> <div class="adr p-adr h-adr"> </div> </div> <div class="description p-description"> <p>End shackling during childbirth - Childbirth is sacred. But right now, across the country, people in custody can still be shackled while giving birth.</p> <p>Childbirth is one of the hardest things a person can experience. Shackling people during childbirth is medically dangerous, traumatising, degrading and unnecessary.</p> <p>Lidia Thorpe has introduced a Bill to Parliament to outlaw this abusive practice and create better standards for how people in custody are treated.</p> <p>Make a submission to the inquiry about this Bill. <a href="https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Legal_and_Constitutional_Affairs/Shackling_2026">https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Legal_and_Constitutional_Affairs/Shackling_2026</a></p> <p>The Senate is holding an inquiry into this Bill, and your voice can help make the case for change.</p> <p>Anyone can make a submission. You can share your experiences, concerns or reasons for supporting the Bill, and this will inform the report that will be delivered to the Albanese government.</p> <p>This inquiry is an opportunity for truth-telling. Your story is valuable in ensuring the truth is heard.</p> <p>It is also possible to make a confidential or anonymous submission.</p> <p>Submissions close: 14 September</p> </div> </div>