False Positive (2021) & the Horrors of Patriarchal Birth Practices

Ghouls Next Door

John Lee’s False Positive offers up thin layers of horrors around pregnancy but never actually explores them in the film. Gabe talks about the missed opportunities and many lackluster scenes that left her wanting more. Kat talks about the real-world cases that are represented in the film's ending. She also discusses the misinformation around childbirth and women, the patriarchal shift of childbirth, and how to decolonize it.

Sources in this Episode:
Hulu's False Positive Isn't Horror But It Will Freak You Out
‘False Positive’ Review: Ilana Glazer’s Pregnancy Thriller Isn’t a Bad ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ Riff, It’s Worse
Families say a fertility doctor used his own sperm to impregnate patients. Now, he must pay them millions
Fertility Doctor Donald Cline’s Secret Leads to New Law
Doctor is Found Guilty in Fertility Case
Patriarchy Constructs Motherhood
It is time to reassess our obsession with women’s fertility and the number 35
What Does it Mean to Decolonize Birth
Male appropriation and medicalization of childbirth: an historical analysis

Ways to Help/Get Help:
9 Organizations Working to Save Black Mothers | Black Maternal Health Caucus
HEALTHCARE AND REPRODUCTIVE JUSICE — NATAL
Research Centers and Organizations that Support Women's Health | Research Centers and Organizations that Support Women's Health

Other Reviews on False Positive:
​​‘False Positive’ Review: Ilana Glazer’s Pregnancy Thriller Isn’t a Bad ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ Riff, It’s Worse
Ilana Glazer Talks 'False Positive' and Pierce Brosnan

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