Injecting Lies

Depo-Provera, brain tumors and the inclination to isolate body from soul

Anyone who has worked in obstetrics could tell you that discussing plans for contraception after birth is a standard part of the medical model of care. Before a woman leaves the hospital with her new baby, someone (usually a few “someones”) is going to ask what type of birth control she is planning on using once she has healed from birth. I once was whe…