Tokens: In
the
present
case
,
the
increasing
difficulty
to
find
midwives
and
supportive
obstetricians
,
troubles
with
the
civil
registration
,
etc
.
might
result
in
an
environment
which
is
hostile
to
the
freedom
in
question
.
While
midwives
are
recognised
as
a
profession
according
to
European
Union
law
and
entitled
to
provide
services
,
including
to
care
for
and
assist
the
mother
during
labour
,
where
their
activities
run
into
administrative
difficulties
–
like
for
example
denial
of
a
tax
ID
required
for
service
providing
–
home
birth
becomes
a
hard
and
risky
choice
,
even
if
the
choice
itself
remains
formally
without
interference
.
The
sanctions
applicable
to
midwives
discourage
their
participation
in
home
-
birth
-
related
activities
.
Where
regulation
is
the
default
,
as
in
the
medical
context
,
lack
of
enabling
regulation
may
be
detrimental
to
the
exercise
of
the
right
,
and
traditional
non
-
interference
will
not
be
sufficient
.
This
may
be
one
of
the
many
unpleasant
consequences
of
living
in
an
overregulated
world
.
It
is
here
that
an
affirmation
of
a
liberty
in
positive
law
is
warranted
.
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