Woman Between Islam and Western Society
3. Western Woman
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of liberating women to enjoy sex, the Pill has
replaced fear of pregnancy with fear of being used.
“Far from giving young women the sexual license
that men have so long enjoyed, the Pill has caused
some women to resent male freedom even more,”
Bardwick stated. “Far from alleviating anxiety over
sexual use of the body, the Pill has exacerbated it.”
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The pill notwithstanding, unwanted pregnancies
still occur by the tens of thousands, and the fight
over legalization of abortion-on demand remains
on center stage. And, the effects of long-term use
of the Pill, which acts to prevent ovulation, are
now a matter of public record. The changed
hormonal balance caused by the Pill is blamed for
headaches and weight gain in some women.
British and other medical studies have found a
connection between the Pill and the formation of
blood clots that can cause strokes as well as an
increased susceptibility to various forms of
uterine cancer. Successive generations of female
contraceptives — oral, sub-dermal and all the rest
— have become even more potent and
questionable in their long-term effect.
