《生產事故救濟條例》釋義

Understanding the ''Childbirth Accident Relief Act ''

2015年12月11日，台灣通過了《生產事故救濟條例》。這是世界上第一部保護婦女免受生產風險的立法。該法的頒布具有三個重要意義：（一）國家承認生產不僅僅是個人的事情，而且更是國家／社會的大事。（二）國家應當承擔生產風險，同時促進醫療程序的品質和安全，確保婦女無生產後顧之憂，是婦女生育權和生育自由的重要的一環。（三）婦女的決心和毅力可完成重要的成就。此法經常被誤解為幫助解決醫療糾紛的法律。它實際上是女人為女人制訂的，旨在解除婦女生產風險的負擔。

On December 11th, 2015, Taiwan passed the Childbirth Accident Relief Act (CARA), the first piece of legislation in the world that protects women from risks of childbirth. The enactment of the law contains three important significances: (1) The government recognizes that childbirth is not merely a personal matter, but more of a national/societal matter; (2) The government should bear the risks of childbirth while promoting the quality and safety of medical procedures, to ensure that women remain worry-free about childbirth, which is an important part of women's reproductive rights and reproductive freedom; (3) The determination and perseverance of women can lead to important accomplishments. The Law is often misunderstood as one to help relieving medical disputes. It is actually made for women by women to unburden their risks of childbirth.