Bodily Autonomy by Liliana Pellegrini

Liliana Pellegrini is a UTMB medical student.

Note from the author(s): “Bodily Autonomy” is a reflection and rumination on the legislation of vulnerable bodies in the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade. It is an assessment of the bondage by the legal and healthcare systems on bodily autonomy and serves as a reflection on our lack of control to make decisions that intimately affect our health. Drawing on motifs of religion and justice, this piece implores the viewer to think about the ways in which the political and healthcare entities bind the medical decisions of patients.