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“When anesthesia was developed, it was for many decades routinely withheld from women giving birth, since women were supposed to suffer. One of the few societies to take a contrary view was the Huichol tribe in Mexico. The Huichol believed that the pain of childbirth should be shared, so the mother would hold on to a string tied to her husbands testicles. With each painful contraction, she would give the string a yank so that the man could share the burden. Surely if such a mechanism were more widespread, injuries in childbirth would garner more attention.” ― Nicholas D. Kristof, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
Posted on: Thu, 10 Apr 2014 14:12:48 +0000

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