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self-oppression
Derived word form of oppression

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I understand your desire to get pregnant “the old-fashioned way,” but if that’s not strictly possible, remaining invested starts to look like self-oppression by holding onto a culturally imposed idea of how things should be.

From Slate • Jan. 4, 2021