The two readings “A birth story and “12 reasons it should be illegal for doctors not to treat a trans person”, are not a shock to me but upsetting to read and think about. These are the scenarios in urban and Trans communities everything I read and watched although not fair is not out of the ordinary, but because it is not something I am faced with on the daily they are not things I think about until I read things like this and it honestly makes me sad and angry. While I have never first hand experienced medical oppression (to my knowledge) it does not make it unfathomable for me with the world we are living in. I was actually fortunate enough to have a doctor who refused to give me a C-section after I was begging for one after being in labor for hours I was told I would have one if I did not dilate, because it is a last resort however, I did start to dilate and she was adamant that I did not want to take that route so reading they were insisting on giving LeConte one brought my experience to mind and made me sad for her. In both the readings and film the connection I made is the people being oppressed and deprived of things they need or should have access to without an issue because they are basic human rights and the denial is based on gender, race, identity or (gender preference) like the unfortunate personal experiences recounted by some of the trans and urban community, being denied or finding it difficult to receive proper medical care. I was taken back by the film “Period. End of Sentence”. I feel like things are so accessible to us in the US I don’t really think about how far behind other places are with daily necessities. I appreciated the knowledge I gained from this assignment. The format in which the information was delivered helped me understand the experiences that some of these people go through first hand. We have read and discussed many oppressive situations but here we are walking through their experience with them in a sense.
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Helle Miranda,
I agree it was very upsetting to read but not surprising.Having not experience medical oppression myself either but hearing about it makes me feel like i have privilege and feel sadden with the people that do not even get basic common courtesy. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
Hi Miranda! In a certain way, I think the same as you, I will not lie to you that I was surprised and repudiated everything that happens in the articles, but it is true as you say that it should not be surprising because we already know how society is destroyed by some ignorant people who they do not think about the welfare of the other. It’s really sad to be denied access to something, and I understand the fact that he’s a doctor and may know better but you also have to think about how good the doctor is and if he’s someone you should trust. If she had already told you that you should wait to dilate and you did, and she kept insisting that you not have it done, then I feel some medical negligence perhaps.
Hi Miranda,
Thank you for sharing, I enjoyed reading your response. The issues regarding transgendered people, pregnant women of color, and even just women in general and how these individual groups of people are being oppressed in so many more ways then one is upsetting to me also but not shocking. I agree with you on the connection of these readings and the film included; they are all based around multiple forms of oppression. I feel as though, it’s important to gain knowledge as you’ve stated you have learned a lot from both readings and the documentary, and with this knowledge we can educate others which in the end raises more awareness and speaks up for the voiceless.