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We Need To Stop Telling Women The Lie That Pregnancy Will Ruin Their Life

The female empowerment movement has largely characterized the past decade. Feminists rail against all that could be associated with a patriarchal society, demanding better pay for working women, equality in sports (or even an erasure of gender divisions), and the eradication of traditional dating, relationships, and families.

By Molly Farinholt4 min read
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Their goal is liberated, confident, and powerful females who act unencumbered by any societal pressures or expectations once imposed on the sexes. Interestingly, though, this movement disregards or even denounces one of the greatest faculties of womanhood — a power that is uniquely female and absolutely extraordinary — giving birth.