This week’s reading is pretty eye opening and very informational. I like when we have discussions about things I wasn’t aware of. I read 2 articles. The first one was about  A Birth Story told by  LECONTÉ J. DILL (the birth giver ) and the author who wrote her story is  Dr. Dana-Ain Davis. The main concept of the writing is obstetric racism and the racism Leconte J . Dill encountered during giving birth. As far as I understand before reading this I wouldn’t think racism is a problem in the hospital while giving birth in this time and age. Sadly according to the story it is , it was a problem since Jim Crow Laws Its not about hospital Being disgusted with your baby being black or them calling a pregnant women derogatory terms, It’s more about how they were treated during the process or the actions take. The article lists some ways Obstetric Racism occurs. This can occur through  “Neglection” ( not paying attention to the needs of the person), “Intentionally causing pain”  is another one When medical professionals fail to appropriately manage pain “Coercion” is When medical professionals perform procedures without consent or intimidate patients to make decisions that is basically giving somebody medicine they might not want and need by force. Obstetric Racism can occur in many forms like peer pressure and mistreatment. Leconte then went to explain how she feel like her experience giving birth at a hospital in brooklyn wasn’t the best. She felt mistreated. She experienced what you would call Obesteric Racism. If you read her poem and story she felt violated. she felt like she wanted to do this at home i believe with a team of women She trust . Instead They kept her their where she was “poked and probed” . What I find crazy is when she explained at the end of her birth that she had to “ walk to another room, pushing her newborn in the mobile crib and her IV, with her husband trailing behind her, carrying all of their belongings”. That insane. How could anyone be treated like that black white chinese it don’t matter. When a woman is giving birth she must be treated with the most care. Professionals should be there to make sure the operation runs smoothly and the patient is in good hands. 

The second article on vice by Diana Tourjee opened up a discussion about the passage of a rule to legalize discrimination against trans people in health care would harm & effect the lives of trans people in the united states . They let some people open up about how they feel being trans and about to lose rights to health care. Many of them good working citizens  like taxpayers, pediatricians, people in the military, college students talk about why they need health care , how much they oppose this rule , talk about the discrimination they face. Some go in very sick and don’t get the help they need because of the medical history they have. In general this is right because they are still human beings at the end of the day like straight men and women. They need medical support too. It  should be equal for everybody without much discrimantion for the choices people make.

The documentary period : the end of sentence was interesting. I find it bizarre how they feel about menstruation. The women seem like they feel like it is a week of shame and being impure. They can’t pray to their god or be around people. I find it odd how they don’t have access to good pads. I feel like that’s almost a necessity at this point of life most women shouldn’t be walking around bleeding and it being visible/ leaving spots on their clothes. Although they state pads exist they are just hard to get ahold of it just shouldn’t be. The girls seemed a little curious to what a pad even is when the interview asked and showed them . Hopefully things are getting better for them and they have more access to pad and materials to take care of themselves now that the concern has been put out their.