False Positive (2021) & the Horrors of Patriarchal Birth Practices - a podcast by Gabe & Kat

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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