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Any realistic account of physical hazards of giving birth & the #courage it takes to face them is antithetical to a cultural story of women as the ‘weaker sex’. No wonder these aspects of #childbearing are unspoken & most of us remain in ignorance of their consequences. Far better to see childbirth as ‘instinctive’ & ‘natural’, & women who fail in performing this ideal as individually defective.

Whose interests are served here? 🤔

Prolapse, tearing, pain: a #urogynecologist on what you should know before giving birth theguardian.com/wellness/2025/

The Guardian · Prolapse, tearing, pain: a urogynecologist on what you should know before giving birthBy Madeleine Aggeler
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I've heard people say #Trump or #Biden makes no difference... for #white #men perhaps. On the other hand, Trump 2.0 will rain down hell on #immigrants, particularly #Muslims and #Latinos. Trump brags about #MassDeportations. Remember the #ICE raids? Many more #POC will be swept up in the next one. It's already hell for #women of #childbearing years in half the states. Trump 2.0 will make it nationwide. You already see what is happening to #lgbtq people in red states. Trump 2.0 will take #lgbtq persecution nationwide.

In addition to #StateViolence, #authoritarians establish a #PermissionStructure of #violence against disfavored groups. During the last Trump administration, #MassShootings of minorities and synagogues was rampant. I'm voting for #Biden2024 not because I'm a fan, but because I am thinking of all the people Trump will hurt in the US. #Voting one's #conscience in the #2024Election is a choice between a soiled conscience or a dead one.

🗓️NEXT WEEK - #CPCCGWebinar on Thurs 9 May

Monika Mynarska, of Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University, will be discussing the role of ambivalence and #psychological factors in #childbearing motivations, which might lead to weak childbearing desires or uncertain intentions.

Register to join us online: cpc.ac.uk/activities/full_even

Few things stimulate thoughts of "what if the past was different" and "what can I do for my future" than attaining the same age your parents were when they had you, with no beloved or child in sight. That's me this year.

Read more at my #blog: adamasnemesis.com/2023/03/07/d

This post's featured image is "The Death of Dido" by Henry Bone (after Reynolds).