Abstract
By discussing the position of bio-conservatism and transhumanism, we question if the women menstrual cycle control would represent a new way toward a more responsive relation with one's own physical and mental health, a choice of freedom from undesired physiological conditions, a medicalization of a natural physiological event or an innovative carrier of social stigma against the women. We argue that the advancement of medical science may allow women a choice if to regulate own menstrual cycle, offering them as well a right to intervene responsibly on their own body and psyche. Accordingly, a post-human society could provide a suitable coexistence between women who claim menstruation as the biological essence and those who claim it as an option.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 287-291 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Psychiatria Danubina |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2021 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- Bio-conservativism
- Menstrual cycle control
- Mental health
- Psyche
- Transhumanism
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