The New York Times unwittingly opened up a can of worms when
they wrote about a recent report on the health risks of sharing prescription drugs. The
warning was targeted mainly at women of child-bearing age, since drugs can pose
a risk to a developing fetus. Many women commented on the article, but not
because they cared a whit about the health issues discussed.
Rather, they were outraged that the danger of sharing
prescription drugs was framed as specifically problematic for women of
child-bearing age. “Not all women are “pre-pregnant,” one reader wrote.
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