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Mar 12, 2020

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Is giving birth like a feminist even possible?

Figuring out how to reclaim control in the birthing room.

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After getting pregnant (unplanned but not unwanted), I bought a grand total of one birthing book. My family thought I…

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Abbey Heffer

Specialist in modern authoritarianism, feminist, political scientist in progress (PhD). Everyday academia, low-brow, no jargon/acronyms/obscure Latin.

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