Gov. Deval Patrick is planning to sign a bill outlawing the practice of handcuffing women prisoners to hospital beds during childbirth in Massachusetts.
The Massachusetts House has unanimously approved a bill outlawing the practice of handcuffing women prisoners to hospital beds during childbirth.
The bill approved Wednesday would create a uniform ban on restraining women during pregnancy, labor and delivery in state and county correctional facilities unless they present a specific safety or flight risk...