Okay, so this is a damn good argument!

Hah!

Not on lemmy apparently.

The overwhelming amount of people that don’t understand why this is a medically necessary thing to ask, somehow has to correlate with the complete lack of nuanced debate to be found here.

I’ll break it down simply;

IF A WOMAN IS PREGNANT- X-RAYS CAN DAMAGE A FETUS. IF A WOMA DOESN’T KNOW SHES PREGNANT- A MENSTRUAL CYCLE CAN INDICATE THAT A TEST MAY BE WISE BEFORE POTENTIALLY KILLING HER UNBORN FETUS.

also:

CERTAIN MEDICATIONS CAN KILL OR SEVERELY DAMAGE THE HEALTH OF AN UNBORN FETUS.

therefore we can summarize by saying:

MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS ARE TRAINED TO ASK THESE QUESTIONS PRIOR TO PERFORMING POTENTIALLY HARMFUL PROCEDURES OR ADMINISTERING POTENTIALLY HARMFUL MEDICATIONS.

Now, is it safe to assume we understand why they don’t ask men this question?

Gotta keep those trains running on time.

Those people purposefully bait confrontation. They go to where they know they are of the unpopular opinion, and loudly and obnoxiously escalate their bigotry until there’s confrontation.

Test this by calmly approaching them and asking what they feel they will accomplish with this- and see how quickly one of the “onlookers” whips out a recording device.

Anytime! And again, best of luck to ya.

That’s fair and I understand to a degree. But if we replace “men” with “people” I’d totally agree. But that’s a massive undertaking to unpack.

Still, I honestly wish you the best!

It might help to lean that some ≠ all. I mean, let be honest; there are hundreds of millions of men, both gay and straight- that are in healthy monogamous relationships across the globe. And while our anecdotal experience may sometimes be a valid cause, it’s not invitation to suspend belief that there may be exceptions to our personal experience.

Just, try your best to give him time and be patient, he’s making his way to you. I promise.