I chose the article, “Michigan Woman Says Pharmacist Denied Her Miscarriage Drug” to create my found poem. Through the use of this article, I was able to show the struggles many women are facing currently, in the past, and inevitably, in the future.
Rachel Patterson, a Michigan woman, was pregnant with twins when both died in her womb. As you can imagine, this is can be very devasting to anyone in her position. Her doctor prescribed her a medicine that would help with the miscarriage so she could speed up the process and could deal with the grieving process easier. When she went to the pharmacy to get her prescription, the pharmacist denied her of her medication due to his own beliefs of being a Christian.
The medication prescribed to Patterson was a medication commonly used for stomach ulcers in men. So not only was she denied this medication because of other’s beliefs, but also because she is a woman.
In my found poem, I summarized the article I chose to emphasize the wrongdoings done to Patterson. But also help spread awareness of the inequality and injustices several people face due to differences of opinions and beliefs.
I appreciate the way you used spacing to emphasize certain points. Examples of this are “Emotional, exhausting” and “because she’s a woman”. Those two phrases stood out the most to me. It puts emphasis on the woman instead of the pharmacist- something that I appreciate. Too often, articles such as this put less focus on the woman’s plight, and more focus on the other party.