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I gotta say, I got pregnant despite taking measures to prevent it. It's not that abnormal. (Now you're going to tell me that I had sex so it was a choice. Let t

by kaitai 9y ago

I gotta say, I got pregnant despite taking measures to prevent it. It's not that abnormal. (Now you're going to tell me that I had sex so it was a choice. Let the reader reflect on his or her own experiences.) Also, state incentives for single motherhood are a farce. That's some crazy propaganda -- when's the last time you talked with a single mom? And what incentives are you talking about? Crappy maternity leave, no free childcare, no free snowsuits or diapers, formula costing money and breastfeeding costing time.... OB/GYNs for all their faults go into the profession with the desire to help women. Sexism on their part is not the reason for poor maternal health outcomes in the US.

Consultant32452 9y ago
>That's some crazy propaganda Historically women who chose unreliable reproductive partners suffered disastrous consequences. She lacked adequate resources to provide for her child and was ostracized by society. Women, and men alike ("shotgun weddings"), directly suffered the consequences and paid the costs of such decisions. The modern welfare state spreads the cost of these poor decisions to broader society. Nearly 40% of single parent households live in poverty, compared to just 7% of married couples. The high school dropout rate of the children of single parents is 71%. Why do these stats matter? In the 1960s when we started the "war on poverty" by creating modern welfare programs the poverty rate was 7%, now it's about 40%. The unmarried birth rate was about 5%, now it's 41%. >Crappy maternity leave, no free childcare, no free snowsuits or diapers, formula costing money and breastfeeding costing time.... Free or subsidized childcare is available at the state level in every state that I'm aware of. SNAP and WIC provides food or formula. Sure, there's no direct subsidy specifically for snow suits or diapers, but there's low income housing, free meals at every free public school in the nation, free cell phones, subsidized broadband internet, etc. >Sexism on their part is not the reason for poor maternal health outcomes in the US. Correct, the root cause of poor maternal health outcomes in the US is poor health decisions on the part of mothers in the US. We can have a separate discussion about whether or not it's the state's responsibility to spread the cost of those poor health decisions to broader society, but that doesn't change the base facts. But once again, if you look at the entire thread you'll note that I was merely providing a summary of the article. I don't believe that OB/GYNs, by and large, are sexist. The article, however, is pretty clearly pushing that idea.

by kaitai 9y ago

Consultant32452 9y ago

>That's some crazy propaganda Historically women who chose unreliable reproductive partners suffered disastrous consequences. She lacked adequate resources to provide for her child and was ostracized by society. Women, and men alike ("shotgun weddings"), directly suffered the consequences and paid the costs of such decisions. The modern welfare state spreads the cost of these poor decisions to broader society. Nearly 40% of single parent households live in poverty, compared to just 7% of married couples. The high school dropout rate of the children of single parents is 71%. Why do these stats matter? In the 1960s when we started the "war on poverty" by creating modern welfare programs the poverty rate was 7%, now it's about 40%. The unmarried birth rate was about 5%, now it's 41%. >Crappy maternity leave, no free childcare, no free snowsuits or diapers, formula costing money and breastfeeding costing time.... Free or subsidized childcare is available at the state level in every state that I'm aware of. SNAP and WIC provides food or formula. Sure, there's no direct subsidy specifically for snow suits or diapers, but there's low income housing, free meals at every free public school in the nation, free cell phones, subsidized broadband internet, etc. >Sexism on their part is not the reason for poor maternal health outcomes in the US. Correct, the root cause of poor maternal health outcomes in the US is poor health decisions on the part of mothers in the US. We can have a separate discussion about whether or not it's the state's responsibility to spread the cost of those poor health decisions to broader society, but that doesn't change the base facts. But once again, if you look at the entire thread you'll note that I was merely providing a summary of the article. I don't believe that OB/GYNs, by and large, are sexist. The article, however, is pretty clearly pushing that idea.