Hysterectomies and Spark Plugs

I just had to share this piece from Lucinda Marshall's Feminist Peace Network blog. It reminds me of the time my ob/gyn assured me that delivery rooms didn't need to be large because men would never want to be present during births and women in their right minds didn't want to be awake during delivery.

What Does Changing The Oil In Your Car Have In Common With Hysterectomies???

Actually nothing, so don’t feel bad if you’re stumped by the title to this post, but check out this revolting bit of dialog that Rachel posted on Our Bodies Our Blog in a discussion of why ob/gyn’s don’t do more vaginal hysterectomies since the outcome tends to be better for the patient: Read more...