The CDC tells me I am just a uterus......
So a Washington Post article today talks about how the CDC thinks that all women who are of childbearing age (between first mentrual cycle and menopause) are "pre-pregnant" and should treat themselves as such. We should take folic acid, not smoke, keep drinking to a minimum etc etc.
This, in a word, is ridiculous. So ridiculous, that I am truly having a hard time even thinking up something to say.
Now, I do realize that there is a cultural undercurrent that basically views women as walking wombs. However, I have never heard it quite so blatantly stated by an agency such as the CDC. Of course, they don't talk about a woman being healthy for the sake of being healthy. No it's all about the fetus you may, or may not have one day. Not only that, but you should start this fetus-anticipation regiment whenever your period begins, which, for many people is around age 10. Because, you COULD become pregnant at age 10, so you have to be in optimum health, not for your own sake, but for the kid growing inside you.
This is what one doctor says
"We know that women -- unless you're actively planning [a pregnancy], . . . she doesn't want to talk about it," Biermann said. So clinicians must find a "way to do this and not scare women," by promoting preconception care as part of standard women's health care, she said.
I don't really understand this at all. Their definition of good "preconception" is taking viatmins and keeping smoking and drinking to a minimum. THANK YOU CAPTAIN OBVIOUS! I really needed the CDC to tell me that. Good health should be about good health. In no way should it be tied to procreation AT ALL.
Also, where are the admonition for the men to stay healthy so their SPERM is healthy? Last time I checked, they were crucial to the procreating process as well.
It should also be noted that women who don't plan on having a child aren't even mentioned. This should come as no surprise because women who don't want children are barely women. I mean WHAT kind of "woman" wouldn't want to produce AT LEAST 4 children? It's her patriotic duty!
Of course, none of this surprises me in the least given our current administration. Time and time again they have proven that they don't care about women or women's health for the sake of the woman. We are merely breeding machines to carry on their legacy. I am shocked they even give us that much.
This, in a word, is ridiculous. So ridiculous, that I am truly having a hard time even thinking up something to say.
Now, I do realize that there is a cultural undercurrent that basically views women as walking wombs. However, I have never heard it quite so blatantly stated by an agency such as the CDC. Of course, they don't talk about a woman being healthy for the sake of being healthy. No it's all about the fetus you may, or may not have one day. Not only that, but you should start this fetus-anticipation regiment whenever your period begins, which, for many people is around age 10. Because, you COULD become pregnant at age 10, so you have to be in optimum health, not for your own sake, but for the kid growing inside you.
This is what one doctor says
"We know that women -- unless you're actively planning [a pregnancy], . . . she doesn't want to talk about it," Biermann said. So clinicians must find a "way to do this and not scare women," by promoting preconception care as part of standard women's health care, she said.
I don't really understand this at all. Their definition of good "preconception" is taking viatmins and keeping smoking and drinking to a minimum. THANK YOU CAPTAIN OBVIOUS! I really needed the CDC to tell me that. Good health should be about good health. In no way should it be tied to procreation AT ALL.
Also, where are the admonition for the men to stay healthy so their SPERM is healthy? Last time I checked, they were crucial to the procreating process as well.
It should also be noted that women who don't plan on having a child aren't even mentioned. This should come as no surprise because women who don't want children are barely women. I mean WHAT kind of "woman" wouldn't want to produce AT LEAST 4 children? It's her patriotic duty!
Of course, none of this surprises me in the least given our current administration. Time and time again they have proven that they don't care about women or women's health for the sake of the woman. We are merely breeding machines to carry on their legacy. I am shocked they even give us that much.
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