This week discussion is unfortunate but was overdue. Medical oppression to me is one of the worse mistreatments to human beings. I have been sick a couple of times and most times I experience discomfort or went through awful pain and could not imagine being denied are or being humiliated because of how I identify myself. Discrimination is real and present and has me very much awoke since being a part of this class and reading many personal experiences from our community. “A Birth Story was very touching to me because this lady planned a head time using the most comfortable medical officials referred to her but still experienced mistreatments and discrimination. A stated in the reading the anesthesiologist made LeConté feel invisible and disrespected, that exemplified neglect, dismissiveness, or disrespect. LeConté experienced obstetric racism which is explained in the readying as experiencing reproductive dominance by medical professionals and staff compounded by a patient’s race or the history of racial beliefs that influences the treatment or diagnostic decisions. The humiliation she went through made her feel unsafe and at risk. She stated within her poem that she wanted to go home meaning she wanted to be somewhere safe and comfortable. LeConté pushed through and shared her story to shine light on the medical oppression again black women.