@DavidLawTennis A reason it is not routinely discussed is that historically men have used “periods” and “moods” to dismiss women. “She’s not capable of _______ because she might get her period.” “She’s being crazy, must be that time of the month. We’re conditioned to not bring it up.
Pre-Roe, I was 8 yrs old. I came home from school to find my Mom lying in a puddle of blood. She was weak & asked me to call a neighbor. She was miscarrying, but the embryo would not abort. For 48 hours, she bled while doctors transfused blood, waiting. Abortions were illegal.