AIMS Journal, 2016, Vol 28 No 1
Today I am saying ENOUGH!
ENOUGH to the lies women are told about their 'incapable' bodies
ENOUGH to the bullying and coercion they experience when they say 'No'
ENOUGH to the trauma that scars them and those who love them for life
ENOUGH to ignoring the scientific evidence AGAIN and AGAIN and AGAIN
ENOUGH to the power middle class men hold when it comes to women
ENOUGH to the PTSD that is rising in childbirth and the rising rates of suicide
ENOUGH to the horror stories that strip women of their hopes and dreams
ENOUGH to the impersonalised care we give, knowing we can do better
ENOUGH to a system focused on itself, not women, despite the mission statements
ENOUGH to anxious babies looking for love in their haunted mother's eyes
ENOUGH to our money spent on causing harm in health care, not preventing it
ENOUGH to weak leaders and politically correct tiptoeing around the issue
ENOUGH when we know better
ENOUGH when we know how
ENOUGH when we know why
ENOUGH when it can change now
ENOUGH!
ENOUGH!
ENOUGH!
by Hannah Dahlen
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