NOTE: Henny Ligtermoet passed away at her home in Western Australia in the morning of December 30, 1999. Henny was a loved and renowned fighter and crusader for the homebirth movement and the simple right of women to be well informed about birth options. She was a beacon of light around the world, and we cherish the legacy she left. Thank you, Henny.
-Donna Dolezal Zelzer
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Australian natural birth advocate Henny Ligertmoet, known the world over for her tireless battle for birthing rights over the last fifty years, is very ill with cancer. Friends and supporters who may wish to see Henny one more time should do so now. Letters, faxes, emails and cards would be greatly appreciated and should be sent soon so energy can be given as quickly as possible.
Henny is our grandmother of birthing rights. She has been working internationally for homebirth and natural birth for most of her life. She worked with Grantly Dick-Read, author of "Childbirth Without Fear," and was instrumental in making his work internationally known and in making sure it had an impact on the medical establishment. She has written two books, and newspapers worldwide regularly receive her letters to the editor. She spoke at the last international conference on homebirth and at the last national homebirth conference in Australia. She is the bane of the medical establishment in her relentless fight for birthing rights and her endless letter campaigns.
At this stage there is no conventional treatment for her condition; Henny is hoping to use alternative methods to both heal and to help ease her discomfort. This of course takes money, and Henny has little savings and no health insurance, which means she has to rely on the public hospital system and waiting lists. Henny would appreciate any kind of support or financial donation. It's time to give back, and Henny is believing that miracles happen.
-Sam Weinstein
Send postal mail to
PO Box 286
Melville, Western Australia 6156, Australia
fax to 08-9339-5630; email using her son's address at dlanor@albanyis.com.au.
Reprinted from Midwifery Today E-News (Vol 1 Issue 34, Aug 20, 1999)
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