While all three women ultimately delivered safely, they reported that the experience of having yet another form of bodily autonomy taken from them was rattling. Induction at 37 weeks is generally only recommended when it is medically necessary, such as when a pregnant woman has gestational diabetes or high blood pressure. Two of the three women who spoke to The Republic reported having their labor induced at 39 weeks, and another reported having labor induced at 37 weeks during two separate pregnancies. "Just because I made some bad choices in my life, they shouldn't be allowed to make bad health choices for me and my baby," one woman told the paper. While induction at term is generally safe, the women interviewed by The Arizona Republic reported that having labor induced against their will led to significantly longer time spent in labor, with one inmate alleging she experienced more physical pain during recovery when compared with previous deliveries. According to a recent investigation from The Arizona Republic, three women incarcerated in Perryville prison in Buckeye, Arizona, reported having their labor induced as a matter of prison policy, even though all three wanted to go into labor spontaneously. Arizona prisons are reportedly inducing the labor of incarcerated pregnant women-whether they like it or not.
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