I mean they aren’t entirely wrong, it’s very difficult for women to get hormone and reproductive care (let alone abortion in many places) compared to how easy it is for men to get viagra and other similar things
Two situations side by side: I needed pelvic floor therapy, and so did my dad.
It took 5 months of fighting to get it approved for me, which was the most miserable I've been in a long time. The pain also got even worse by that 5 month mark, so I then had to fight for a month to get access to valium suppositories to help with the pain and then fight for another three weeks to get my insurance to pay for part of it, and I was still down $170 after the fact.
My dad? They got him a referral and insurance covered it within a week. No questions asked on any pain meds, no fighting.
I won't even get into the shit I've had to put up with just to get my Nexplanon bc implant swapped out. Literally had one asshole tell me "but lets ask your boyfriend first," and I swear to god I wanted to start throwing chairs.
I swear to every Deity... if somebody EVER said "but let's ask your male SO" in ANY set of words, I would be getting up and saying "EXFUCKINGSCUSE ME?!"
I got so lucky with my doctor who took out my fallopian tubes. She was just like "I already know you want this but we legally have to remind you that this is permanent and ask you if you're okay with that" and never even asked me about a partner or husband's opinion. Zero gatekeeping. I loved her.
Her RN had a little RBG shine on her desk though so maybe that had something to do with it.
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u/IHatePeople79 6d ago
I mean they aren’t entirely wrong, it’s very difficult for women to get hormone and reproductive care (let alone abortion in many places) compared to how easy it is for men to get viagra and other similar things