• ϻеƌųʂɑ
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    1 month ago

    Doctors used to perform “pelvic exams” on unconscious women all the time without their knowledge or consent. Totally legit practice back in the day.

    • @breakingcups
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      421 month ago

      You say that as if that practice has been abandoned

        • @TriflingToad
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          361 month ago

          A recent survey of 101 medical students from seven American medical schools found that 92% had performed a pelvic exam on anesthetized female patients, 61% of whom reported not having explicit consent from the patients.

          Double fuck

          • @isles
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            11 month ago

            I was always suspicious of male OB/GYN, it seems like an unusual specialty to choose for purely altruistic reasons.

      • ϻеƌųʂɑ
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        111 month ago

        Abandoned? Definitely not. It’s just not as “acceptable” these days. (Grew up with family member OB/GYN from the 1950s and was definitely the type to do that shit)