When I was 21…I was told I was likely infertile and that pregnancy could and probably would kill me. I was denied a tubal ligation and/or hysterectomy because I “might meet a man who wants kids”.

It was a horrifying look at how deep misogyny runs in medicine - and how little women are trusted to know their own bodies and make decisions for their health.

I eventually had the hysterectomy- but only once it became an emergency because I was bleeding to death and they couldn’t stop it. The surgery was more traumatizing and dangerous because I wasn’t afforded the time to adequately prep.

I’m grateful to have survived - and sharing my story in the hopes it helps other women feel less alone. I hope it challenges doctors and healthcare workers to think differently about how they treat women and realize that not ALL of us can become mothers (and not all of us WANT to either).

At the end of the day - a man wouldn’t have had these issues if he wanted a vasectomy. He would have been trusted to know his body. He wouldn’t have been treated like an incubator and I sincerely doubt many men are asked whether they’ve considered that they could meet their “dream woman” and she might be angry about their sterility.

There’s no stigma about the childless cat man.

https://www.disabledginger.com/p/pregnancy-will-likely-kill-you-but

#CovidIsAirborne #CovidCautious #CovidIsNotOver #CleanAir #WearaMask #Disability #LongCovid #Ableism #Denial #CleanAir #Pandemic #PublicHealth #InfectionControl #Eugenics #SafeHealthcare #N95 #Respirators #Spoonie #Discrimination #Dysautonomia #mecfs #pots #mcas #communitycare #chronicillness #keepmasksinhealthcare #endometriosis #abortion #womenshealth #reproductiverights #gynecology #misogyny #infertility #childlesscatlady #bodilyautonomy

Via #Harris rapid response James Singer:

The stunning cost of #Trump’s #abortion bans.

“Infant deaths surged 12.9% in Texas compared with a 1.8% increase across the rest of the country in the year after the state enacted its strict abortion ban.”

Via Tom Bonier:

I graphed the percent of new registrants who were women for every day of the past 2+ years. This is just the 15 states where we have files updated since the 7/21 candidate change.

Look at that spike in late July. The #Harris Effect is adding to the Dobbs effect, surpassing the 2022 peaks. #abortion

2/ H/t: Meidas Touch.

#Harris on #Trump endorsing Florida's near-total #abortion ban:

Well yeah.

Via Kyle Griffin:

Reuters: #TRUMP SAYS HE WILL VOTE AGAINST #FLORIDA AMENDMENT THAT WOULD PROTECT #ABORTION ACCESS -FOX INTERVIEW

#ClusterFox

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Decisions Belong to the Pregnant Teen: Montana Court Strikes Down State’s Parental Consent Act

"..makes it clear that these laws exemplify “abortion exceptionalism—namely, the subjecting of abortion to “overregulation” due to its “highly politicized and stigmatized status.”

#News #Abortion #Healthcare #USA #Parenting #Politics

https://msmagazine.com/2024/08/28/montana-abortion-parental-consent-supreme-court/

Decisions Belong to the Pregnant Teen: Montana Court Strikes Down State's Parental Consent Act - Ms. Magazine

Montana Court Affirms Abortion and Reproductive Healthcare Decisions Belong to the Pregnant Teen, Striking Down State's Parental Consent Act

^{Shoshanna Ehrlich (Ms. Magazine)}

Via Kyle Griffin:

Fox poll: #Abortion rights ballot initiatives

#Arizona
73% will vote to protect abortion rights
23% will vote against protections

#Nevada
75% will vote to protect abortion rights
21% will vote against protections