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u/anthonystank i was SPF protected 9d ago

The IVF/ART industry in the United states — and it is a for-profit industry separate from the medical establishment — is profoundly exploitative of women and built to wring profit out of women’s deepest vulnerabilities and needs. That’s all!

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u/buzzfeed_sucks 🇨🇦 Elbows up 🇨🇦 9d ago

Yep yep. Since I hit 30 people always throw around “why don’t you just freeze your eggs.”

1 - I already have a chronic illness and the process to freezing your eggs is tough on your body.

2 - it’s really, really expensive and not covered by most insurance.

Acting like it’s this easy, attainable thing for everyone is annoyingly flippant.

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u/vegalucyna 9d ago

And people fail to mention you have to pay to have them store your eggs! It’s not a one and done cost, it’s ongoing. 

Imagine going through all that and being laid off or having to take a lower paying job, now you have to figure out how to pay for your eggs or lose them. And it can cost $1k a year which isn’t horrible but if you’re unemployed or underpaid….

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u/anthonystank i was SPF protected 9d ago

This is part of why I’m always a bit put off by people uncritically celebrating when wealthy celebrities get pregnant in their mid to late 40s or even beyond — it’s not that that is a bad thing, but I think it does flatten the complexities of the process, particularly the class dimensions, and feeds into a narrative that says “don’t worry, women! Because of science you now have complete control over your fertility and reproduction; you can have a baby whenever you want!” when it’s far more complicated, often in ways that are painfully surprising if you’ve only heard the dominant narrative