tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407024528817445986.post615270722406113790..comments2023-12-08T04:59:49.932-08:00Comments on Awaiting Juno: Mum's the Word on Maternal Choice CesareanMrs. W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00421131727849720502noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407024528817445986.post-78665759067322385452012-11-18T06:12:55.035-08:002012-11-18T06:12:55.035-08:00>>Your idea of "autonomy" is based...>>Your idea of "autonomy" is based on a sense of believing you "deserve" to not have to deal with the "pain, degradation and difficulty" of giving birth. Why do you deserve this?<br /><br />Why? Because she's a thinking, feeling human being and she deserves to have her bodily autonomy respected, her pain minimized, and to receive treatment that doesn't leave her feeling degraded or traumatized--like every other human being in every other medical situation. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407024528817445986.post-26965946115738257372012-11-15T19:51:38.667-08:002012-11-15T19:51:38.667-08:00I was pregnant, I needed to deliver my baby, there...I was pregnant, I needed to deliver my baby, there are two ways to do that and there are risks and benefits with each way. I am not comfortable with the risks of vaginal birth. That is my choice. That is not milking the system. How about I don't tell you how to birth your babies - and you don't dictate how I birth mine?Mrs. W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00421131727849720502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407024528817445986.post-71073570925955368172012-11-15T17:15:33.563-08:002012-11-15T17:15:33.563-08:00If you're insinuating that I dislike or hate w...If you're insinuating that I dislike or hate women, you are wrong. Your idea of "autonomy" is based on a sense of believing you "deserve" to not have to deal with the "pain, degradation and difficulty" of giving birth. Why do you deserve this? And why do you believe birth has to be this way? Me and many other women do not see nor experience it that way. Are we wrong? If you can't handle birth then why do you think it's okay to waste taxpayers dollars and whine on the internet about medical providers not respecting your "autonomy"? It's not anyone else's fault that you are selfish and incapable of accepting what is and isn't medically needed. You take away resources from the women who actually need them simply because you feel it's your "right" to get what you want when you want it. The hospital squeezed you in when they didn't have an emergency c-section to perform--doesn't that tell you anything? That maybe you are taking up their time, money and resources when they could be helping others or taking a break? I doubt any of that is important to you. Your autonomy is clearly more important than anyone else or even what is medically needed. People who use medical resources when they are not needed are simply milking the system. How is that acceptable?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407024528817445986.post-29971662189824418492012-11-15T10:06:07.826-08:002012-11-15T10:06:07.826-08:00Hello Anonymous -
I know you do not know me. I k...Hello Anonymous -<br /><br />I know you do not know me. I know you are coming from a place of judgemental ignorance. I know it is hard to comprehend why it is important for women to have access to the full spectrum of choice in childbirth, and not just those that are the cheapest (natural unmedicated child birth). I know you think I have an arrogant mindset - but I would ask you to look in the mirror and ask whether or not the label is more aptly applied to yourself. My race and my class have nothing to do with the issue at hand - and frankly, I do not care if a Canadian is black, native american, asian or otherwise nor do I care if they are on welfare, middle or upper class - they are all equally entitled to the full spectrum of choice in childbirth as there are risks and benefits regardless of the node of delivery chosen, and every person is ENTITLED to autonomy with respect to significant medical decisions and access to medical care.<br /><br />I know too well that not everything in life is convenient, clean and pain-free - but that doesn't mean that we should make it unnecessarily painful, degrading and hard. Or maybe you think it's okay to do so because it is only women who give birth?Mrs. W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00421131727849720502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1407024528817445986.post-36467378743246635582012-11-14T23:41:15.343-08:002012-11-14T23:41:15.343-08:00You strike me as one of the type of upper class wh...You strike me as one of the type of upper class white person who feels entitled to anything she pleases. This sort of arrogant mindset does not serve you well, it only makes you come across as snooty and reprehensible. Not everything should be accessible simply because you want it. This is a product of the over-consumption way of living that is not healthy nor admirable. It's not anyone else's problem that you have issues with squeezing a baby out of your vagina. It's not anyone else's responsibility to make sure this doesn't happen. It's YOUR responsibility to mature a bit and realize not everything in life is convenient, clean and pain-free. And it's nobody's job to make it that way. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com