Stephanie Mitchell, a certified professional midwife, speaks at a press conference in Montgomery, Ala. on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. A group of midwives and doctors filed a lawsuit challenging what they described as Alabama's de facto ban on freestanding birth centers by requiring the facilities be licensed as hospitals. The lawsuit was held in front of an art installation honoring enslaved women who were forced to participate in medical experiments. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)
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