The Business of Birth Control examines the twisty relationship between big pharma, hormonal birth control, and women's lib.
Consideration of this documentary can’t be done without addressing its laser focus on young ciswomen.opens with the following statement: “The filmmakers want to acknowledge the use of gendered language throughout this documentary. While menstruation is experienced across the gender binary, the film itself specifically focuses on the historical and lived experiences of cis-women who menstruate.
A discussion about the expansive view of gender is relegated to the last five minutes, but, even then, the phrase “people who have actual uteruses” is tossed around. On my most generous reading, this was an off-the-cuff remark trying to be inclusive of the gendered experience.It’s okay for a documentary to have a point of view; in fact, I would argue that a documentary that’s all about showcasing how certain birth control methods may be deadly has a distinct point of view.
this section at the end of the film really feels like someone told the filmmakers that their focus was transphobic during edits, and so they rushed to fix it. Trans people have always existed;just chose the easiest storytelling path by narrowing their film’s focus to only ciswomen.In addition to its TERFy narrative, the film criticizes proponents of birth control for lacking nuance, particularly in women’s health space.
by the film: The best way to bring down the number of abortions is to have ready access to birth control. The documentary seems to have no answer for the question,? More robust discussions fo LARCs instead of education about the cervix could have bolstered their argument.problem. As a reporter who is regularly reading the research, writing about abortion, researching Medicaid and all the parts within reproductive healthcare, the problem is much bigger than this one stagnant part of science.
To give the film some credit, one featured doctor does make this point: “The problem is not the individual doctor. It’s actually being steeped in a system that has been misogynistic from day one.”is not more female doctors or more feminist-coded healthcare clinics like Tia, a
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