Sometimes I think about the fact that me & loads of my friends were put on contraceptive implants, injections & pills between 11-13 years old & not one person thought to stop and check who was raping/abusing us all because they were too concerned about preventing pregnancy.
The misogyny of teen contraception never fails to amaze me. Basic questions and bam, you’re all on contraception because it’s ‘for the best’.

No conversation about who is illegally having sexual intercourse with all these girls.
No conversation about the biological impact of putting pre-pubescent and pubescent children on artificial hormones.

Just shut up and don’t get pregnant. Framed as progressive and modern. Framed as giving children a choice to control their reproduction.
But what we are actually doing is handing out contraception to children who are being raped and abused.

Ever thought about that?
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