Tag: women
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Women Are Not Incubators: The Case of Adriana Smith and the Failure of Medical and Legal Systems
In recent months, the story of Adriana Smith has shaken the United States. Smith, a 25-year-old nurse from Georgia, was declared brain dead while nine weeks pregnant. Instead of allowing her family to honour her dignity and let her rest, doctors kept her on life support for months, treating her as a vessel for the…
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🩸 Free Bleeding, Period Stigma, and the Hypocrisy of Global Sympathy
By Melissa Philippe Let’s talk about something raw, honest, and long overdue: free bleeding, menstrual shame, and the two-faced nature of the global conversation around period access. Not long ago, I made a post about something deeply personal: being allergic to my own period blood. Yes, allergic. Since my very first cycle, I’ve experienced discomfort,…
Blissful Births & Connections 