Stephen Yoder’s Reviews > Womb: The Inside Story of Where We All Began – A Midwife's Groundbreaking Exploration of Reproductive Health and Medical Racism > Status Update

Eventually everything converges, or at least gets really close to something else. As I read Womb all sorts of language appears that I'm rather accustomed to hearing from my spouse, who is an OB/GYN. And then there's the mention of a book by a fellow Yoder where birth is seen as a violent act. Oh, man -- I have to research that one 19th century surgeon who (upon his death) was found to be anatomically female.

Man, so timely. Without a doubt I want some uterus-possessing people in my life to read this book. Quite thought-provoking. Just what is menstruation, anyway? Something shameful. . . or maybe just something miraculous? Should it be avoided entirely unless one is actively trying for pregnancy? Or would that have negative downstream consequences?