Just out on the Washington post courtesy of Raw story, all women who are in the stage of life between their first menstrual period and menopause should treat themselves and live their lives as though they are pregnant.
Actually the "pre-pregnant" crap coming out of the article and the quotes from the CDC is a misnomer, and a codeword for "pregnant".
Some exceprts and commentary below the fold...
Just out on the Washington post courtesy of Raw story, all women who are in the stage of life between their first menstrual period and menopause should treat themselves and live their lives as though they are pregnant.
Actually the "pre-pregnant" crap coming out of the article and the quotes from the CDC is a misnomer, and a codeword for "pregnant".
Some exceprts and commentary below the fold...
From the Washington Post
New federal guidelines ask all females capable of conceiving a baby to treat themselves -- and to be treated by the health care system -- as pre-pregnant, regardless of whether they plan to get pregnant anytime soon.
Among other things, this means all women between first menstrual period and menopause should take folic acid supplements, refrain from smoking, maintain a healthy weight and keep chronic conditions such as asthma and diabetes under control.
I read this as basically the healthcare system has been instructed by the government to treat you as a uterus, and treat your uterus and its function as the priority when dealing with your healthcare needs.
Nearly 28,000 U.S. infants died in 2003, according to the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). The infant mortality rate increased in 2002 for the first time in more than 40 years to seven deaths per 1,000 live births, but it did not change significantly in 2003. Birth defects, low birthweight and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) were the leading causes of infant death in 2003, according to NCHS.
The U.S. infant mortality rate is higher than those of most other industrialized nations -- it's three times that of Japan and 2.5 times those of Norway, Finland and Iceland, according to a report released last week by Save the Children, an advocacy group.
This couldn't have anything to do with mercury in fish, all the nasty antibiotics in beef and chicken, pesticides from hell all over ever fruit and vegetable we eat, and all that nasty black smoke coming out of vehicles, chemicals and pharmaceuticals in groundwater changing frogs' and fish's reproductive systems, etc, could it?
The article goes on to discuss some interesting things about how some of the decisions you make in life, like smoking, etc, can effect having a baby. However, the emphasis of the article and what really stands out about it is this quote:
experts say it's important that women follow this advice throughout their reproductive lives
This is really disturbing. I can see discussing a lot of the things in the article like how to take care of yourself properly, etc, but why would the Washington Post slant it the way they did?
Why does Tamifah, a gay man, care about this? Tamifah cares about this because it's wrong for the government to treat you like a uterus instead of a person in terms of health care. If the government can screw around with your reproductive rights and change the emphasis of your health care, they can screw around with mine.
So ladies, congratulations! You should consider yourselves as being pregnant now.
[Update1] I should like to note two important comments , that this benefits Big Pharma because it may be an attempt to absolve them of responsibility made by murrayewv and a comment saying that the dismal healthcare system also shares a part in the problem by paiges.
[Update2] Chaoticbutterfly also did a great diary on this last night
Thanks guys!!!