A recent investigation by TIME has revealed a concerning trend where doctors at UAB Hospital and elsewhere are reportedly more likely to recommend long-term contraceptives, such as IUDs or implants, to Black, Latina, young, and low-income women. Miannica Frison, a patient in 2020, and others report feeling pressured into accepting these methods and face difficulties when requesting their removal. The investigation also sheds light on the power dynamics in healthcare, particularly in the South, where practices can feel coercive, as noted by doula Aisha Prewitt. This has led to a significant trust gap between these women and their healthcare providers, potentially impacting their overall health decisions.
Power dynamics in the South sometimes make Black women feel like they can’t refuse doctors’ recommendations, says doula Aisha Prewitt. “They will say, ‘It’s not coercion, it’s birth control,’” Prewitt says. “But they’re not presenting other options" https://t.co/qTdOzRX3vn
Women who feel pressured into getting an IUD or implant are less likely to trust their doctors or stay on any birth control as a result, according to studies https://t.co/u23Kvj4aeV
"[d]octors are disproportionately likely to push [long-acting] contraceptives when treating Black, Latina, young, and low-income women, or to *refuse to remove them* when requested." https://t.co/l9ioAUJxVn
A TIME investigation found doctors are more likely to push long-term contraceptives when treating Black, Latina, young, and low-income women. Some doctors refuse to remove them when requested https://t.co/3XXkEszis2
‘I Don’t Have Faith in Doctors Anymore.’ Women Say They Were Pressured Into Long-Term Birth Control | Time Miannica Frison was in the throes of labor in 2020 when a nurse entered her room at UAB Hospital in Birmingham, Ala. Frison was screaming in pain. But rather than see how… https://t.co/FCY5tP1x9m
EXCLUSIVE: Black women say that doctors pressured them into long-term birth control in an effort to limit who reproduces in America.