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Gaza's mothers resort to expired milk and hedgehog meat to feed their starving children
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This whole thing is messed up on a lot of levels... but I also wonder how the hell someone in such a messed up area for the past several years is getting pregnant right now. I get the world turns and everything, but it's not like anytime in the past year would have felt like a good time to have children anywhere near that area. I can only hope these were accidents, because idk how you could think of bringing a baby into that world right now.
A lot of ways it can happen but rape is much more common in war zones for one.
Attitude towards contraceptives might also play a role
I’m not sure how many people can access contraception at this point, given the blockade and constant bombings.
That's probably more relevant to this situation
You have to keep in mind that these people have been oppressed for nearly 8 decades. Israel is actively trying to make it so they literally do not exist anymore as a people.
There's only one way to keep a community alive in the long term, and that's by continuing to have children in an attempt to continue existing.
There is a reason why Gaza's population skews so young. When they're murdering all of the adult men, they're going to need to "replace" them, or else their people will be completely removed from existence.
I get that. I just feel like the last few years were even worse than those decades. If you can no longer get food at all due to this, I feel like that would be the point most people say let's wait on having a baby. I wish them the best, this entire situation is beyond evil.
Yeah, but that's exactly what Israel wants them to do.
If aid isnt getting in what makes you think birth control is? When every moment could be your last you take what pleasures you can and hope for a better tomorrow.
That's why i said i hope it was an accident.
Even in the West with progressive gender roles and access to birth control, 37% of children are unintended. You're really going to sit here and ask "why did this woman sit down and decide to intentionally try for a baby during the war?" As if you can't think of any other possibilities?
Should we really stop caring for children if they're not planned? Should we judge people for accidentally or intentionally having a baby in a situation we have never experienced? Maybe everyone should ask you before having sex so that you can bestow your wisdom on them. Then finally everyone can have your mature, complete understanding of human reproduction. That way they can all make the same great choices you do!
Weak sauce.
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhsr/nhsr055.pdf