It's considered pretty "old fashioned" and even rude to loudly proclaim you're pro life and to tell other women what they should do. It's accepted that decisions around a woman's body are hers, and that we should respect her choice, even if we disagree with it.
Why does this seem to disappear when it comes to birth? Suddenly EVERYONE has an opinion on what you want. Oh you're having an ELC? You're obviously trying to schedule your baby around your selfish lifestyle. You could at least try. You want a homebirth? Don't you know the risks? You're having an epidural? Women's bodies are designed to cope with labour pain, you're being a wimp!
I could go on. Shouldn't we be respecting women's choices on this, even if they're not a choice we personally would make? I honestly don't understand why someone else can have such a strong opinion on another woman's birth choice!
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To ask why everyone is pro choice when it comes to pregnancy, but not when it comes to birth?
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LashesandLipstick · 18/06/2015 10:33
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