they're still arguing about surrogacy on twitter
the reason surrogacy warrants particular scrutiny, aside the fact that its roots are literally chattel slavery lol, is that it is a contractual arrangement premised on the basically total surrender of bodily autonomy. it transforms a human body into a site of continuous, high risk labor with consequences that cannot be paused or meaningfully mitigated
can a surrogate safely "quit" in any real sense? can they safely get an abortion? can they quit after 4 months? can they quit after 9 months? do they get to clock out after 40 hours a week? do they get breaks? do they get a union?
in what world is it a leftist position to defend 24/7 labor
mmm you reminded me of this woman who was a surrogate for twins whose commissioning "parents" just.....never picked them up and now she has to raise them and as the linked article mentions, she is far from an isolated case













