The Problem With Pregnancy: Medical-Industrial Complex Placing Profit above human dignity
- Imani Dumas
- Nov 17
- 1 min read
The medical-industrial complex often places profit above human dignity, particularly for pregnant individuals. The Problem With Pregnancy critiques the financial, emotional, and systemic exploitation embedded in healthcare.

A woman holding her pregnant belly embodies the tension between vulnerability, bodily autonomy, and societal control, making visible the hidden costs of medical inequities.
Through figurative sculpture and symbolic realism, the piece highlights how access to care, affordability, and trauma are intertwined with societal structures that disproportionately impact marginalized groups.
People should have freedom over their own bodies, and healthcare should reflect justice and equality rather than commodification. The work challenges audiences to question the ethics of a system that profits from necessity rather than providing equitable support.
The sculpture also critiques cultural apathy. How often do people ignore the real struggles of others because the system normalizes exploitation? By externalizing the private, intimate experience of pregnancy, the work demands accountability, urging society to confront systemic injustices that compromise human dignity and equality.
The Problem With Pregnancy is a call for change. Art transforms personal experience into public consciousness, reminding viewers that justice is non-negotiable and that a truly free society prioritizes equality, autonomy, and care for all its members. It is an urgent visual manifesto demanding societal accountability.



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