Justine Caines

Justine Caines is a birth activist in Australia.

Activism

Justine Caines was National President of Maternity Coalition, the national umbrella organization for maternity lobbying in Australia from 2003-05. She was Convenor of Homebirth Australia from 2001 - 2004 and is currently its secretary. [ "With Women - Midwives Experiences - from shift work to continuity of care", Ed David Vernon, Australian College of Midwives, 2007 p239 ] She is the National Advocacy Advisor for Maternity Coalition. In 2007 she established What Women Want, a political party. What Women Want aims to give Australian women a greater voice in decision making and bring a broad social policy framework back on the agenda.Fact|date=August 2007

Personal

She is married with six young children and lives in rural New South Wales.

References

*cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,21485893-3102,00.html|title=Women's party is born|accessdate=2007-04-04|date=2007-04-02|work= |publisher=Courier Mail
*cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2005/s1296234.htm|title=Qld laws may force women to obey doctor's orders on childbirth|accessdate=2007-05-21|work=|publisher=ABC Radio National

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