I love Nicholas Kristof's column in the New York Times. He's not afraid to just say it like it is. His Thursday column was about maternal mortality. He followed the story of a young Pakistani woman delivering her first child. Her baby ended up dying because her in-laws would not pay to transport her to the hospital. The woman's husband said, "It is God's will...There is nothing we can do."
Kristof's answer?
"That’s incorrect. If men had uteruses, “paternity wards” would get resources, ambulances would transport pregnant men to hospitals free of charge, deliveries would be free, and the Group of 8 industrialized nations would make paternal mortality a top priority. One of the most lethal forms of sex discrimination is this systematic inattention to reproductive health care, from family planning to childbirth — so long as those who die are impoverished, voiceless women."
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