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How pregnancy makes women's bodies feel communal

I love being pregnant but hate how strangers touch my belly and comment on my body like I am public property

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Reproductive states blur boundaries between private self and public interest, creating unwanted intimacy with strangers.

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“Where Are You with Reproductive health — general?”

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