In no case may restraints be used during labor or delivery
Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5.
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In no case may restraints be used during labor or delivery
The document says “may not”Who acts: Secretary of Homeland SecurityHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“In no case may restraints be used on a woman who is in active labor or delivery”
Section 527(c). Where the exceptions in subsection (b) do apply, only the safest and least restrictive restraints determined by the treating medical professional may be used. The subsection then sets absolute limits: no restraints at all during active labor or delivery, and never face down with four-point restraints, on her back, or in a belt constricting the pregnancy. A woman immobilized by restraints is to be positioned on her left side so far as is feasible.
What the document actually says
“In no case may restraints be used on a woman who is in active labor or delivery”
That sentence, in plain words
A woman in labor may never be put in restraints. The same holds while she gives birth.
What this is about
Even where the narrow exceptions apply, some holds are barred. Only the safest kind may be used. A doctor decides which that is.
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Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026., Public Law 119-86, sec. 5, 140 Stat. 774 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ86/html/PLAW-119publ86.htm
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“In no case may restraints be used during labor or delivery,” Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026., section 5, Sec. 5. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/homeland-security-further-additional-continuing/proposal/sec05-sec527-no-restraints-in-labor/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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