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Scuba

(53,475 posts)
Thu Aug 1, 2013, 05:29 PM Aug 2013

10 Thing Lawmakers Should Have To Do Before Voting On Anti-Choice Bills

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There’s nothing like voting on legislation about which the decision-makers know zip, such as men voting on anti-choice legislation. In order to remedy the situation, here are 10 education-providing steps that ALL lawmakers who want to dictate both moral and health choices to women should be required to take:

Go through simulated labor. It’s already been done, more than once. In the video below, two men from Michigan decided to prove their wives were exaggerating the pain of childbirth. They agreed to have electrodes that simulated labor attached to their abdomens. To their dismay and the wives’ delight, they found out just how wrong they were. Watch if you dare.



Have an episiotomy. When the vaginal opening doesn’t stretch far enough to let the baby emerge, the surgeon uses a scalpel to make a cut from the vagina toward the anus. Afterward, it is stitched back up. For those who don’t have a vagina, a cut and stitches between the anus and the balls will do. Don’t worry. It only takes 4-6 weeks to completely heal.

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Simulate a Caesarian birth. Births get more complicated when vaginal delivery isn’t possible, either because the baby is in distress or the mother is–or sometimes, a C-section is scheduled for the convenience of the doctor. In these deliveries, a long incision is made through the abdominal wall and the wall of the uterus in order to get the baby out. Stitches are then required, of course. The incision will heal in 4-6 weeks, assuming one keeps it from getting infected. For those who don’t have a uterus, opening the abdominal cavity will do. Want to see an actual C-section? Of course there’s a video.



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10 Thing Lawmakers Should Have To Do Before Voting On Anti-Choice Bills (Original Post) Scuba Aug 2013 OP
Love it! Just Saying Aug 2013 #1
K&R MotherPetrie Aug 2013 #2

Just Saying

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1. Love it!
Thu Aug 1, 2013, 05:42 PM
Aug 2013

Hey how long did those guys do labor? I went 16 hours and ended up with a c-section. The labor is only part of the fun!

I love the list! Particularly the weight gain (they need to add nausea and all the discomfort of holding a baby inside) and all the intrusive, embarrassing and painful parts of childbirth.

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