#women as wombs

[haggishlyhagging]

Altruism has become part of the vocabulary of reproductive technologies and contracts. We hear about altruistic surrogacy; for example, a sister becomes pregnant for another sister with no money involved. A mother becomes pregnant for a daughter "out of love." We even hear that women who are paid "surrogates" conceive, not mainly for the money, but primarily to give help to an infertile couple. We hear about egg donation. A woman undergoing a hysterectomy reasons that since she has no future use for her eggs, she may as well donate them to an in vitro fertilization program where they will aid an infertile woman. We hear about fetal tissue. A woman becomes pregnant with the intent of aborting for a family member who has Parkinson's disease and needs such tissue. We also hear about medically mandated, court-ordered, and postmortem cesarian sections, which are often rationalized as giving women a chance to express their altruism even in death—or just prior to it, knowing that to give birth may cause them to die.

Altruism is so accepted as a positive personal value that few question the way it has been used to legitimate many new reproductive technologies. We do not hear about the family pressure exerted on some women to become pregnant for a sister or cousin unless, like other surrogacy cases, the situation lands in court. We do not hear about the surrogate brokers who go to great lengths to soften their entrepreneurial image by portraying their hired "surrogates" as "special ladies" who really become pregnant for the joy of giving life to others. We do not hear about the numbers of egg donations used for embryo experimentation and genetic engineering and to further the research ambitions of reproductive scientists and technologists. We do not hear about the international traffic in fetal tissue or about the ways in which the procurement of fetal tissue for medical research adds a burden on women already facing a difficult abortion decision. And we hear little about court-ordered cesarians where the underlying norm is that the woman owes the fetus life. We do not hear about how women's altruism has become obligatory.

New reproductive technologies and arrangements are constantly portrayed in a personal context—as hope for the infertile or as resolving acute medical conditions such as Parkinson's disease or Huntingtons chorea. Moreover, the discourse of altruism is appropriated by reproductive scientists to shield their objectives, interests, and ambitions; instead, the alleged miraculous technology is portrayed as bestowing a gift only dreamed of—a child, a cure, a self. Supposedly, selfless scientists engender a selfless science and technology, all for the benefit of individuals in desperate need of medical help. The alibi of altruism makes the technology beneficent, and lots more becomes acceptable.

-Janice G. Raymond, Women as Wombs

[succulentsiren]

A woman without a connection to her intuition is lost, powerless and gullible. Our intuition is our inner compass that connects us to the unseen forces, protects us from harm and guides us to victory. Never betray your inner self.

S.S.

[ryatsdollface]

why are girls so hot

[totally-not-spani]

@maned-dog h🔥🔥🔥

[s1llycilantro]

Saiouma on my Flim homework?? YEAH.

[daportalpractitioner]

holistic womb healing tip:

aim to keep your womb warm by avoiding or limiting the amount of cold you put into your body and replacing it with warm foods + liquids. this increases blood flow to the uterus and aids in fertility! even if you're not trying to get pregnant, on a spiritual level, having a fertile womb allows you to naturally magnetize the things that you want in life with ease.

[thedailydescent]

the eggs, the references to fertility this season, the unhappy child on the plate, the "you should have them raw" comment... yeah🤢

[feminiel]

Saturday, 8 March, 2025

Women are the physical representation of divine feminine energy, whether they are conscious of it or not. The female reproductive system itself speaks volumes. Menstruation works in cycle and in flow. In the fallopian tube, the connection between the egg and sperm happens when the egg releases chemical signals that attract the sperm. Then a relationship is initiated that supports the creation of new life.

The womb is a sacred space that holds growth, change, life, creation, and beauty. It is also where the unity of feminine and masculine energy comes into being (in some type of water, of fluid—amniotic fluid). This union, within the womb, reflects the role of the feminine to balance and harmonize these two opposites—the womb holds this spiritual wisdom in secret. The womb also transforms energy into physical form, which is a divine purpose in itself.

The vagina represents the receptivity of the feminine. Breasts serve as a source of nourishment and nurturing for newborns.

Therefore, women give you a body through which you experience your sensuality and all the pleasures of life. The body is your vessel for experiencing everything life has to offer to you. They gifted you with the abilities of sensing and feeling, allowing you to discover the meaning and joy of being your True self.

Women are a gift in themselves and the ones who allow your gifts to evolve in the world by giving birth to you. The existence of your divine essence takes form in the physical world because of their presence.

~ Happy Women Day ~ @feminiel

[haggishlyhagging]

Women, unfortunately for them, are the only reproductive factories science has seen fit to develop. Their political function is to maintain whatever population rate their respective governments, i.e., men, decide is appropriate, to whatever ends that government considers appropriate at that particular moment. A woman's importance is her reproductive function; the "mother" is the most politically, socially, and economically catered to woman in our society. God help her when she's passed her fertile years; not only does she cease being a mother, but there is reluctance to define her as even a woman. The college girl, or any woman prior to her early twenties, is money in the bank, and the Man is not about to blow it.

-Ti-Grace Atkinson, Amazon Odyssey

[moonlightsapphic]

My girlfriend was asking me if it really is harder for masc women than fem men to be visible in queer community—because, y’know, it’s more socially acceptable for women to wear pants and a bare face than it is for men to wear skirts and makeup.

I said, “Yes, that’s correct. But fem men (&c) literally have achieved a platform. Prominent mainstream shows dedicated entirely to them—such as Queer Eye and Drag Race. Where are the reality shows run by butch lesbians?” You’d be hard pressed to find a truly masc woman even in fictional sapphic romance media, which is … not at all representative of IRL sapphics.

[prringlecan]

man ULTRAKILL is so good I love women in STEM (slaughter, tyranny, eradication, murder)

[varpusvaras]

I just really started to think about the Royal throuples Sibling Experiences, and it's just

Breha, an only child, grew up in a free world with a matriarchal society where she was placed as the girl/woman of the place

Bail, has three sisters, also grew up in a free world with a matriarchal society

Fox, has 200k brothers with million more well on the way, grew up in an isolated world where him and everybody else were brought up to be essentially Gym Bros with Extra Baggage ™️

I don't know what this all means. But it means something.

[daportalpractitioner]

the 4 moon cycles: purple moon cycle

there are four cycles that a woman can be on — the white, pink, red, or purple moon cycle. each cycle is represented by a different archetype and the type of cycle that you're in indicates what you should be focusing your energy on in that cycle.

the purple moon cycle is for those that bleed with the waning moon and ovulate with the waxing moon. the waning moon happens after the full moon when the moon starts to shed its way into back into the darkness. this is a time associated with autumn as harvest season has occurred and the leaves are slowly dying. the waning moon invites us to slow down, become introspective, and do the necessary shadow work to hold us accountable through the ebbs and flows of life. purple cycle moon sisters have a compromised energy that tells them that they need to take things slower in order to focus on being in our feminine energy of healing, transmuting, and processing. they are also giving the gift of sorcery to alchemize their trauma into power. this is a time to focus on healing and overcoming karmic patterns that you keep choosing to perpetuate.

during your cycle, you want to make sure that you are surrendering to the endings that want to take place in your life. as your cycle gives you more clarity on what's happening within and outside of you, choose yourself. choose not to be your own worst enemy. be honest with yourself and trust that when a season has come to an end, it only means that more is becoming available to you. give yourself grace as you transmute the negative energy that you have been allowing to have power over you.

this cycle is associated with the wild woman archetype. this kind of woman is connected to her fierce power that strengthens her authority to choose a better reality for herself. she surrenders to the transitions because she knows how to swim and not sink in the currents of change. it's very important to have a good head on your shoulders as you lean into the darkness — perspective is everything so make sure that it serves you. remember that everything that is happening is happening for you, even when it hurts. just like an alchemist, when life gives you lead, you make gold.

[urloveangel]

if you’re a woman seeing this, close your eyes and put a hand on your womb and tell her:

I am here for you and I love you

I am here for you and I love you

I am here for you and I love you

🤍🤍🤍🤍

[naijaalahna]

Smoothie, Sun, & Sacred Woman 🌸

[coochiequeens]

“The motives of the two applicants in wanting to become parents of babies in their late sixties would seem to have been entirely self-centred, with no thought as to the long-term welfare of the resulting children,” - Mr Justice McFarlane

By Angus Thompson Thursday 20 February 2025

Would-be parents seeking out commercial foreign surrogacies are being warned the government may fight their bids for adoption, rendering the infants both permanently stateless and legally parentless.

A High Court case revealed a “self-centred” older UK couple - their identities concealed by the court - whose unlawful arrangement with a clinic in Cyprus saw two siblings born to Ukrainian women. The children were then left in limbo for four years before the judge granted adoption as their only option.

An application for a parental order following a conventional surrogacy may only be made if the gametes of the applicant were used to bring about the creation of the embryo. But in this case, the women in their sixties had used donors for the eggs and sperm.

Furthermore, the order can’t be made if the surrogate has been paid, other than for expenses “reasonably incurred”, but the fee paid for the arrangement was around £120,000.

Lawyers acting for the Home Office warned the government may oppose on “policy grounds” future attempts to adopt children born through overseas, commercial surrogacy arrangements before being brought to the UK.

Andrew McFarlane, president of the court’s family division, said the decision should put would-be parents “on notice that the courts in England and Wales may refuse to grant an adoption order ... with the result that the child that they have caused to be born may be permanently stateless and legally parent-less”.

“Put bluntly, anyone seeking to achieve the introduction of a child into their family by following in the footsteps of these applicants should think again,” Mr Justice McFarlane said.

It is the latest case of a judge criticising aspiring parents who have become embroiled in clandestine and costly ordeals, particularly involving countries that ban arrangements with same-sex couples.

In the most recent case, the court heard the women, who were beyond child-bearing years, had connected with a foreign surrogacy clinic which they had understood was based in southern Cyprus.

It was only after the arrangements had been significantly advanced they came to realise the clinic was in fact operating in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, where surrogacy is unlawful and where the placement of children with same-sex couples is also not permitted.

Mr Justice McFarlane also made reference to the age of the two women, who will be in their seventies and eighties when the children are in their teens.

“The motives of the two applicants in wanting to become parents of babies in their late sixties would seem to have been entirely self-centred, with no thought as to the long-term welfare of the resulting children,” he said.

“It was astonishing to learn, and have confirmed by their solicitor, that the applicants had not given any consideration to the impact on the children of having parents who are well over 60 years older than they are.”

In summarising the submission of lawyers for the Home Office, the judge said the government will consider in future cases whether to oppose an adoption order on policy grounds.

Here's another story that gives more details

President of the England and Wales Family Division Sir Andrew McFarlane has commented on the case of a couple, one in her late 60s and one over 70, who commissioned the birth of two babies abroad through surrogacy. 

Ruling in Re Z (Unlawful Foreign Surrogacy: Adoption), he said that the applicants, Ms W and Ms X, had commissioned the babies for £120,000 in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. 

The unlawful clinic used women from Ukraine as surrogate mothers. The two individuals who donated gametes to create the embryos had been chosen by Ms W and Ms X to replicate their own racial characteristics.   

Both surrogacy, and the placement of children with same-sex couples, are unlawful in that jurisdiction. 

The two children were born on the same day to two different surrogate mothers and through donated eggs. 

Though the children were born in Northern Cyprus, they did not have any rights there, or in Ukraine through their birth mothers. 

Refused leave to enter 

The commissioning parents were refused leave for four years to enter Britain with the babies. 

In Britain, the only route to lawful parentage of the children was through adoption, since the surrogate mothers were legally their parents.

The women who gave birth to the children had since returned to Ukraine and could not be found. 

The judge agreed to make an adoption order but warned that the decision should not be taken as a precedent. 

A court declining to make an adoption order would result in children that were “permanently stateless and legally parentless”, he said. 

The unlawful operation was exploitative and purely for commercial gain, he commented. 

The judge criticised the commissioning parents as “entirely self-centred”, with no thought as to the long-term welfare of the children. 

'No thought'

The judge said it was astonishing that the applicants had given no thought to the impact of having parents over 60 years older than them, and said that the children would likely become carers in their teens. 

Anyone considering following the pair’s footsteps to introduce a child into their family “should think again”, he said. 

“If the court had been asked before these applicants set off for Cyprus whether this was a good idea, let alone one that was legally compatible with domestic policy in these matters, the court’s view would undoubtedly have been a negative one,” the judgment states. 

It concludes that the authorities in Britain may in future oppose the making of adoption orders in such cases.