While reading the readings and watching the film I was surprised with the information given. Yes, I knew that there were struggles for people, but I didn’t understand how bad it was. In the reading “A Birth Story” by Dána-Ain Davis, Cheyenne Varner & LeConté J. Dill, they discussed how the physicians and nurses treated her horribly. In these conditions, oppression should not exist. The health of a mother is more important than the color of her skin or should be. It showed me the experience of an African American woman. I had no clue they were going through that. Giving birth should be one of the best memories a parent could have but due to disclination some parents remember something else. What surprised me in “12 Reasons It Should Be Illegal for Doctors Not to Treat Trans People” by Diana Tourjée, was that they were in the making of a new rule proposed where healthcare providers and insurers to legally deny care to transgender people. “Period: End of Sentence” was an intriguing and shocking film to watch. It’s absurd to believe they knew what a period was, but their reactions to seeing a pad and having questions were stunning. When they asked the males what a period was, some didn’t know, which was shocking, but they didn’t make it feel awkward; rather, they seemed to want to know what it was. In many respects, the style of both the readings and the film influenced my perspective of medical oppression. The style in which the experiences are delivered has an impact on my perspective of medical oppression and/or other aspects of gender as plain ignorance. Each story followed a similar pattern of judgmental medical authorities who ignored their professional services in order to act on their personal convictions, putting people at risk.