Since I've had one session of my Public Health Law class, I now know everything about the law. In particular, the professor (unwittingly - this was not his particular topic) set up some tenets that relate to the periodic internetz question of the supposed 'alegal' status of midwives in states without laws about midwives, as follows:
1. In the United States, everything is legal unless it's illegal.
2. "Can [someone] be sued for [something]?" is never a meaningful question, because the answer is always yes, yes s/he can. (You can try it: Can I be sued for picking my nose? Yes I can.)
Rather, the meaningful question is "Can [someone] be successfully sued for [something]?" (Can I be successfully sued for picking my nose? No, probably not.)
3. QED, dudettes.
PS. I am being sassy. But I am also rather sure - 92%, say - that my conclusions here are correct. Please tell me I'm wrong if you know better.
