To suggest that women be held to a different medical standard simply because they are presumed biologically capable of pregnancy is not only sexist; it also presents the possibility of inadequate treatment for women. Prioritizing wombs over people could have serious implications for women’s health, particularly when it comes to access to opioid painkillers for the treatment of chronic or severe pain. Whether a woman suffers from rheumatoid arthritis, has slipped a disc in her back, or has undergone dental surgery, she deserves access to medication that will make her pain more tolerable. No one should endure unnecessary suffering when there is a remedy available, and suggesting that a woman’s reproductive ability should urge doctors to take special care when prescribing her opioids puts the potential for a fetus above a living woman and her needs.
The CDC’s Newest Report on Opioids Prioritizes Hypothetical Fetuses Above Living Women

Source: rhrealitycheck.org

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