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Originally Posted by shelbean91
I wholeheartedly agree with you that every woman should be able to choose her own birth. I just wish that more people were able to make an *educated* decision. You know, weigh the real risks and benefits.
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This is very true, but let's face it, MOST women I know don't know these real risks. Ignorant, spolied pop stars do NOT have the market cornered on that. And I believe most women do not have this information because care providers insist on taking choice away from women by keeping them ignorant. Sure, there are lots of book with the info out there, but there are SO many books to choose from, and all those options often just confuse women, so they rely on their doctor to inform them... which they SHOULD be able to do. We should expect our care providers to properly inform us of risks! It's just that so many people do not understand what the industry has become, how it's all about money and controlling women for the sake of profit. So they trust the wrong people, and make choices based on fear.
I think a better starting point for us as women is to support ALL women in THEIR CHOICES, whatever they may be. If women start to get the proper support, they may then have access and be open to the information they need to make a truly informed decision. But blowing someone off as ignorant and making fun of them and wishing ill towards them will NEVER help lead women towards potentially life changing information. It will only push those women away from the collective wisdom of the sisterhood and further into the hands of the medical industry.
We can not expect the same doctors who want to control us to provide the support we can ony provide ourselves. We have to step up and do it ourselves, even for those women who make choices we disagree with.
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