I dream of a world where assault by providers in birth doesn't occur, and every procedure is done with genuinely informed consent. Until that time people are suffering at the hands of providers who are physically assaulting them, not asking for consent, mocking, and terrorizing laboring people. When people find the courage to speak out, they are silenced and told to be grateful for having birthed a child. The trauma and PTSD they suffer carries into their lives long past that one day. We must acknowledge that assault during birth is sexual assault and that no means no when it is said to anyone anywhere even in a hospital, even if you are in labor. Providers must be held accountable, but they won't be until as a country we can say medical sexual assault and be taken seriously