Beyond the Vessel: Challenging the Theocratic Control of Women’s Health

I don't like to do "current affair" segments (although I probably should do more) but this set me off about an issue I have been thinking about for a while now. I want you to think about this statement and focus on the wording: "A woman's right to health and happiness." It sounds very simple, plain, almost foolishly common sense, but women, explicitly and only this time, have never got there own sentence such as this, and it's about time they were represented by it. 

As it has been happening for years, recently, a panel of all males were making decisions about women's contraceptive means. The fact is that contraception is part of the larger issue of women's (reproductive) health but the issue is always twisted and/or molested into the "contraception" or "abortion" debate. This is because if we view the arguments for or against contraception and abortion from the standpoint of women's health, it brings to light their needs and wants as humans, citizens, and autonomous individuals. The fact is that when women copulate they have to worry about (a whole lot more issues then men, like) getting pregnant. Now, if a woman does get  pregnant that zygote will only be an extension of that woman until it is born, which makes the whole process a women's health concern and not a discussion concerning "abortion" (which is viewed from the fetus's perspective) or "contraception" (which is viewed from a point of reproduction and it's necessity).

Similarly to questions (like those discussed in Does the Illuminati Exist?), statements can constrain, broaden, or (in this case) highlight a specific redundancy. I say women specifically and explicitly here because in America's political system and in an overall global perspective (as explained in Human (Sex) Trafficking), women are being abused!

The problem is that women, both at home and abroad, are being treated as lesser citizens while their health concerns are not taken into account. If a god-fearing Christian man is only worried about the baby inside his wife (i.e. her reproductive potential), he still see's his wife as a sex object (or a means in which it reproduce) and not necessarily a fellow human being endowed with rights. The important part to focus on here is women's humanity, seeing the issue from their perspective; and how we are failing to see that perspective here in America.

Most men don't want to talk about the female reproduction system, i.e. genitalia (which might explain why people call it "pussy" and not vagina). But, as a man of humility, dignity, and reciprocity, this in no way to treat a lady, woman, or person in general. So, the question must be asked, why are women being denied the right to health and happiness? Why are only men making decisions about women's health issues?

If we look at the panel which was assembled recently for the hearing on contraception you will see that they were not only all men, but some (to most) were preachers. The discussion was pertaining to how religiously funded hospitals didn't want to pay for, or provide, contraception to (even there non-christian) employees. The complaint by the papacy was not only taken seriously but was allowed to voice their opinion over a panel of men preaching how it violates the sanctity of their Christian religion.

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What I want people to realize is that this not only violates the separation of church and state, but that idea is now only a saying because we have regressed so far back from the Founder's intentions that religion is effectively making decisions on public policy that negatively effect citizens (which was the reason they establish the separation of church and state). In any real sense, no religious institution should be able to interfere with an individual's liberty for proper medical attention. 

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Scientologists believe that psychology is fake and that there are no mental disorders. So, should or would we allow a hearing or panel of Scientology leaders to address congress about their discontent about psychiatric institutions and why they think they shouldn't have to provide their employees a comprehensive (mental) health plan? So, how is it that all these religious men can get a hearing in front of Congress but a single woman couldn't?

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It's because you live in a Theocracy, which is (basically) rule by religion/Christianity. This country is most certainly dictated by Christianities warped sense of morality. In effect, women's health concerns are being controlled by Christian leaders because we no longer enforce the separation of church and state. And as discussed in The Inferiority of Women these clergy men don't see the concerns women have because they deem them to be less than men and a means for their reproductive needs.

So, I'm sorry to have to break this to you ladies; but this is the real world. You're commodities, a vessel for children, and a medium of exchange because your humanity is laughable to these religious men. I don't like it ether, but that's what I see. And I can't help but thinking it only continues to function because you support it domestically (i.e. by practicing your faith). I've been wanting to write this post for a long time now. I hope one day you ladies will see your oppressor and have the audacity to free yourself from it's mental deception.

The Reality of Systemic Control

When policy is dictated by those who view reproductive health as a matter of religious "sanctity" rather than human autonomy, the result is the systematic degradation of women. By shifting the focus from individual rights to the perspective of the fetus or the institution, we normalize the treatment of women as commodities—vessels for reproduction rather than sovereign citizens.

From Commodity to Citizen

The fight for reproductive autonomy is not just about contraception; it is about the fundamental right to be recognized as a human being capable of making one's own decisions regarding health and happiness. We cannot claim to live in a democracy while allowing a theocratic elite to use public policy to impose their morality on our personal lives. The "mental deception" of these institutions only survives as long as we remain complicit in our own subordination.

Ready to wake up to the reality of the system?

If you are ready to stop accepting the narratives that keep you in a state of subjugation, it is time to look at the structural machinery behind our modern society. For a deeper, uncompromising look at how these power structures function to manage the human population, visit FarmingHumans.com and read my book, Farming Humans: American Inequality and Profit Over People in the Age of Oligarchy. Stop being a commodity—start demanding your autonomy.

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