pregnancy not being considered a temporary disability literally haunts me. it's ignored in so many disability spaces and so many feminist spaces fail to properly address accomodation for pregnant people because they don't have the knowledge of disability justice to discuss it.
but if you look at pregnancy in the light of disability justice, it clears up so much. there are so many types of accomodations that should be accessible for pregnant people, so many changes to the system and ways to implement them.
it also brings to light the ableism pregnant people often face while pregnant, from the frequent claims of "lazy pregnant people" to the lack of accessibility and options to deal with side effects like pain and loss of mobility.
the lack of intersectionality in both disability and feminist spaces leaves things like pregnancy slipping through the cracks and it's so painful to see.
#there’s this tiktok where a woman asked a physically disabled person if it was okay for her to use the mobility scooter trolleys at target#or wherever because her pregnancy made it painful and difficult to stand up and walk around for prolonged periods of time and the person#answered ‘if your leg was broken you’d use the mobility scooter even though it’s also a temporary disability so why can’t pregnant people#also use them’ and for me that perfectly encapsulates all of my feelings that I could never articulate#they also talked about how people unconsciously see pregnancy as a punishment for having sex especially for women#also an important aspect to consider is the racism and specifically the misogynoir that’s imbedded in the medical industry#both serena williams and beyoncé almost died because of medical misogynoir during their pregnancies and they are both insanely rich women#so imagine how this affects low income black pregnant people tags by @expromqueen
