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The arrest of midwives in a rural healthcare desert ignites an unexpected rebellion: Amish and Mennonite women, who break from tradition, and emerge as fierce political activists joining the fight for reproductive justice and freedom of choice in birthing rights.

In the heart of a rural Amish and Mennonite enclave, a dramatic chain of events unfolds as several trusted midwives are arrested—  one after the other. These shocking arrests leave their community stranded in a healthcare desert, and reignite a centuries-old-battle between time-honored tradition and industrialized medicine.

Set against the backdrop of the US’ severe maternal mortality crisis and the erosion of women’s reproductive rights, this David and Goliath story follows a group of renegade Amish and Mennonite women as they break with tradition, and become unlikely activists fighting for change.  ARREST THE MIDWIFE is ultimately a story of courage, defiance and the power of collective action.