@46cd5609 All of this exactly! So so well said 🔥. I feel a little less alone reading it after an upsetting thing today. I got a call from a pharmacist who wouldn’t fill someone’s testosterone until they heard from our clinic the person had a neg pregnancy test. I’m so so sick of ppl pretending shit like this is some form of compassionate paternalism as opposed to purely a desire to control AFAB bodies & dictate gender/sex. I’m so so tired of seeing people treated this way.
I referred someone to the emergency room today and they declined to go saying they were going to try and wait for the 1st of October.
Because that is when their health insurance will finally be active. I hate #healthcare in the US. #medmastodon #publichealth
Edit: I didn’t realize this would gain any attention. Just want people to know this is COMMON. At least weekly I or a coworker recommend someone seek additional care and they choose not to or delay due to lack of insurance.
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