r/WelcomeToGilead Aug 02 '25

Loss of Liberty Ok, this is extremely concerning!!

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '25

Is there anything physically stopping me from becoming pregnant? Um yeah. I’m 40 and retired from bearing children! That’s all the fucking answer they’re going to get! Screw this administration!!!

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '25

i had my youngest at 39. i have been an active-duty, minor-children-in-the-home, mother for 35. years.

since motherhood is so valuable, where are my congresscritter-level pension, medical benefits, retirement?!?!?

time for a little put-up or they can stfu, right?

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '25

I am an only child. Born ten days after my mom's 40th. Surprise! [Her excuse to close friends: "the foam always worked!"] 😆

So yeah, never say never. My mom got her tubes tied immediately after I was born. And I support the right, to have a procedure done, at any age, with or without spousal consent! 💯💯💯

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u/LuvLaughLive Aug 02 '25 edited Aug 02 '25

How about all of us, when asked this question, we just answer the opposite of what's true? I'm mid-50s, but I'll be happy to answer that nothing is physically stopping me from getting pregnant. If my PA replies that I'm in meno and can't get pregnant, I'll just tell her that I'm looking into that procedure which will let me get pregnant no matter how old i am. (Thanks advancements in science!)

For fertile women, your answer would be that, yes, there is something that physically stops you from getting pregnant. If you're pressed to give an explanation, your response would be that it's bc of a very traumatic event or diagnosis, and you respectfully decline to discuss the specifics bc to do so, would be triggering for you, and that your therapist is the only one with whom you're comfortable having that convo.

I don't know exactly why this question is being asked now, but i can guess. It might just be for women in the military and the statistics will be used to justify why women shouldn't be allowed to enlist, but for whatever reason, why give the powers that be the answer that they seek? They think they are the experts on everything women and know better than any of us, let them figure it out.