Thin privilege and sterilization surgery
Thin privilege is not being turned away from sterilization surgery like a hysterectomy based on your body size.
Yes, this is a thing that happens to some fat people.
It’s the duty of medicine to find ways to provide care for all people. A failure to provide equitable care is a failure of healthcare, not of patients’ bodies.
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Privilege is unearned, but it’s not something you need to feel bad or guilty about. Let’s work to extend those privileges to the most marginalized bodies, too.
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