In 1998, a decision by the Hungarian Parliamentary Ombudsman confirmed a woman's constitutional right to give birth in the location of her choice, including at home. However, the Hungarian government has still not implemented any regulations or implemented licensing procedures, making it nearly impossible to have a home birth in Hungary. Home birth providers are actively prosecuted for attending births.

In early October, physician and home birth attendant Ágnes Geréb was arrested minutes after she attended an unscheduled birth at her birth center. She was charged with "reckless endangerment committed in the line of duty." She is currently being held in a maximum-security prison and is facing a 5-year jail term. >>>

Here is more detailed information about the events leading up to Dr. Geréb's arrest: