Tanya Ozorio Discussion 12

After watching the film “Period. End of Sentence” I was completely in shock. I felt so sad, knowing what I know now about these girls is so heartbreaking. Those girls have no knowledge of what menstruation is, they don’t really know what a pad is. They stop going to school because of their menstruation is insane. It makes me realize how privileged we are to be able to have health education classes to teach us as well as family, being able to walk into a store and be able to purchase pads and tampons or cramp medication. These women don’t have many of that. The way they try to make a living, going pharmacy to pharmacy getting these men to sell pads and getting turned away is heartbreaking. It makes me want to do something about it. In the reading of “12 Reasons it Should be Illegal for Doctors Not to Treat Trans People” I’m speechless. What type of inhumane article did I just read? WHAT!? WOW! To legally deny care to transgender people? I don’t understand why is it anyones business what people do to their bodies. Doctors and nurses take a oath called “The Hippocratic Oath.” “Oath, do no harm, practice discretion and be dedicated to their work.” I, that want to go into the medical field could never deny medical care to any patient. These people already struggle on a day to day life to get accepted so for them to go through medical discrimination also? Why? Reading all these comments, is shocking the world we are living on. In “A Birth Story” I’m not shocked to be honest. I feel like nowadays the younger the doctor is the more dismissive they are. My sister actually went through a similar experience, when she was pregnant she also had to get induced due to her high blood pressure and swelling. Upon arrival to the hospital she shows them her ID because she is a physician assistant and works in the same hospital but completely different location. My sister is hispanic, she also did want a vaginal delivery and when she was giving birth she hemorrhaged. My sister was literally about to die and they were not paying no mind to her, mind you she’s a physician assistant in the hospital. Thankfully one of the nurses noticed and they saved her! My sister ended up making a compliant. When it comes to hospitals, nothing surprises me anymore. Its a shame what LeConté went through and honestly I can’t wait to get into the medical field, because that won’t happen if i’m present.

2 thoughts on “Tanya Ozorio Discussion 12

  1. Amirah Avila

    I love that you used the word inhumane to describe that article. It was very dystopian-like! I didn’t know about the Hippocratic Oath, which just makes the article worse. Trans people are humans too at the end of the day. Gender shouldn’t matter, especially in a hospital. I’m sorry to hear about your sister, something needs to be done about situations like this in the medical field! Not every doctor is bad, but not every doctor is good either. Can’t wait for you to enter the medical field!

  2. Talisha Dwyer

    Hi Tanye,

    Great summarization. I believe medication oppression can be considered one of the worse oppressions today because it has to do with the body and being denied of medical care especially when sick or injured and is seeking help but in denial.

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