Women aren’t being trusted to make decisions where their bodies – and health – are concerned. Here, a Stylist contributor asks what needs to change.

Women arenu2019t being trusted to make decisions where their bodies u2013 and health u2013 are concerned. Here, a Stylist contributor asks what needs to change.

Medical misogyny is stripping women of bodily autonomy u2013 this has

Medical misogyny is stripping women of bodily autonomy – this has

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Medical patriarchal systems prioritise people’s fertility over their health

These practices perpetuate and embed harmful ideas about the right of women and people assigned female at birth to make their own decisions

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“Medical patriarchal systems prioritise people's fertility over their health”

Why aren’t women being trusted to make decisions when it concerns our own bodies?