I'm curious to hear more on this. I was not aware of its cultural significance.
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I would see (in regards to America): Reproductive Justice…
When I say “a lot of us,” I mean very rawly, from an Upper Class, educated, minority, WOC, perspective.
This is an option that has been discussed among friends, not to give away too much, all women who are: lawyers, MS degrees or higher, above the average income, from challenging upbringings & for the most part, exposed to other countries, & do not classically see the family unit.
thanks for that explanation. I can understand why such a group would at least contemplate it.
my instinctive thought is to be sgainst it. I can frame reasons why, but I also disagree with the validity of those reasons.
Its a little frustrating, actually. I could bemoan the fact that society has put you in a place where artificial insemination seems to be a good option, but who is to say what the ideal method of procreation and child-rearing actually is?
I personally like the multigenerational family unit, clan or village, where children are raised by an entire extended family and community. that is pretty far from where most are at today.
I also think the nuclesr family unit (mother, father, one or more children) is very inadequate.
but that is pretty far from where this discussion started. :)