Will the Zika Virus Finally Allow Women to Opt Out of Pregnancy?

Microcephaly

The Zika virus is linked to causing the recent surge in what was once a rare condition--microcephaly--a birth defect characterized by small heads and brains (as depicted above).  Linked to the spread of Zika is the "Tiger Mosquito" as carrier, whose territory due to Global Warming has been expanding, to pretty much everywhere except Canada.

Asian tiger mosquito

Thus it is an invasive species, more commonly known as the Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus), named for the black-and-white stripes on its body and known for its aggression as the Asian tiger bites all day long, from morning until night, unlike most North American species who only do so at dusk. It has a real blood-lust for us blood bursting humans and once it's on you, it doesn't let go.

Other insects are now harassing U.S. residents, such as the innocuous sounding Gallinippers (Psorophora ciliata), a shaggy-haired mosquito whose bite reportedly feels like stabbings; they're currently found throughout much of Florida.

Unfortunately the Asian tiger mosquito is essentially a disease transmitting pest effectively spreading more than 20 different diseases, including West Nile fever, dengue fever, yellow fever, two types of encephalitis, and the Zika virus.  The Zika virus is only truly dangerous to the developing fetus so women are being advised in certain countries to either not travel or get pregnant anywhere from 8 months to 2 years.  Certain women rights leaders have criticized male leadership for simply determining that making those statements were any type of effective solution.  As most women internationally don't have access to birth control and with incidents of sexual violence, not all pregnancies are voluntary.

This all too closely echos the plot of the movie 'Children of Men', where mysteriously nobody can give birth for 18 years, then some random environmental refugee became pregnant just as unexpectedly.  Here's the trailer:

         
Ultimately it all reads like science-fiction.

We are perhaps on the brink of a world that will be far more chaotic then any of us could have ever imagined. 

So now is the time to end any and all nonsense if humankind is to survive and/or even evolve.  The dictation of birth to the female has to end in face of such a burden of undue motherhood.  This is a defective human.  Give the women access to free and preemptive birth-control, do not argue over the moral particulars of abortion, late-term or otherwise.  Allow the women continuous-cycle, where the pseudo-period week is eliminated as it is completely unnecessary and a misogynist residue from the 1970's, a relic from when male oversight of our reproduction processes was ingrained into us.

 

Whereas an idea from the 1970's feminist movement should absolutely be revisited in lieu of various current events, developed and implemented as soon as possible: the artificial womb. This concept, otherwise known as ectogenesis, according to Zoltan Istvan is inevitable.  It's estimated that ectogenesis will become possible in 30 years, but it is imperative that we embrace a truly futurist future and invest in becoming the best version of humanity we can possibly be, however that's only remotely achievable if we stop feeding into the myths of misogyny and motherhood.

Are you willing to put your religious fueled gender-engineering aside for the human-engineering that's required for humankind to not go extinct?   

Because these odds don't look so good: