My article on birth rape published - Page 2

[zoebird]

it's very well written.

there's one aspect about it that gave me pause, which was how UC was mentioned--as if it's not a good option for women to actively choose regardless of trauma.

but, i don't think that was the intent, and it was one line, so no problem.

[quarteralien]

Disgusting. I've seen his writings before, and the guy just does not get it. And he evidently doesn't want to get it. Unbelievable.

[amitymama]

Originally Posted by zoebird

it's very well written.

there's one aspect about it that gave me pause, which was how UC was mentioned--as if it's not a good option for women to actively choose regardless of trauma.

but, i don't think that was the intent, and it was one line, so no problem.

Zoebird, I agree that that line didn't come across the way I intended it to. I wanted to go into how UC is a valid option for many women but didn't want to go off onto a tangent and didn't restructure the way I worded it to reflect that. I realised this after it was published and wish I could go back and rewrite that part. Apologies if any UCers were offended, that was not my intention at all.

[saimeiyu]

Oh, man. Good followup article. That guy is just unbelievable! Well, I mean, it's believable, but horrid, YK? It makes me want to go take a shower or something.

Heh. Or go get some coffee at a coffee shop...

[dillonandmarasmom]

**warning...my experience mentioned...

Wow. Thank you for writing that. I experienced many of those unpleasant and forceful situations with the birth of my DS. The cervix being forced to finish opening, a roving doctor with his fist crammed into me trying to turn my DS' head (which is now shaped like a lima bean--no kidding)...Thank goddess for my DH and birth advocate! I heard him say, "Stop," "she said stop!" and "don't!" several times during my labor, when I had no energy or breath to do so. He just saw it on my face that I needed his voice. I nearly had a catheter forced into my urethra after 6-something hours of unsuccessful pushing. I screamed. My dad remembers it (he was right outside the door)...it was bad.

That article expresses what I could not. Thank you.

[soso-lynn]

Wow, I just read the whole thing. I was thinking that the doctor was some random lunatic, but then I see on his site that is blog is recommended by a whole list of people including the British Medical Association. That makes it so much worse.

Oh, and I almost forgot, OP, your article is very good. I too was wondering about the UC comment, but I see how you did not mean it like that. I find that issues surrounding birth are not always at the forefront of feminist activism and ideas and it is always nice when someone addresses it from a feminist perspective.

[thefragile7393]

Indeed it was an awesome article, and I'm glad it's out there.