I read in the New York Times there's a pill that will eliminate women's menstrual periods. I am deeply troubled by this idea; intuitively it feels very wrong, like deciding to do away with night, and just having day. The horror film The Stepford Wives comes to mind. Are we trying to be robots? One of my premenstrual clues is needing to obsessively read, and craving peanut butter, chocolate, and spinach! Why would we want to get rid of our own quirks and unique wisdom? The week before my period I bake and cook up a storm, and fill up the freezer! My husband would starve if I didn't have these times. The chocolate industry would collapse if women did away with menstruation!
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