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January 30th, 2010 01:34 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
I am not even sure what I can say to introduce this article, as I think the title pretty much sums it up: "We Need to End Non-Consensual Pelvic Exams"
Seriously, how the hell does anyone, anyone at all, not know, right away, without having to stop and consider it, that this is wrong, wrong, wrong? I mean... what the... how... Words fail.
Thanks to
virginia_fell for posting this first!
Seriously, how the hell does anyone, anyone at all, not know, right away, without having to stop and consider it, that this is wrong, wrong, wrong? I mean... what the... how... Words fail.
Thanks to
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Date: January 30th, 2010 09:05 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: January 30th, 2010 09:27 pm (UTC)I think this is perhaps one of the most egregious institutional violations I've seen. One group suggested that women should ask, if they are having surgery, whether there will be students performing an exam, and if they ask that this not be done their wishes will be respected. So, in other words I have to "opt-out" of having an unnecessary, involuntary pelvic exam????? I feel violated when I have to opt-out of junk e-mail, fer cryin' out loud!
Crazy shit, for sure! I hope this makes mainstream news, and people has massive shit-fits about it! *shudder*
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Date: January 30th, 2010 09:35 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: January 30th, 2010 09:43 pm (UTC)*shudder*
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Date: January 30th, 2010 09:47 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: January 31st, 2010 01:43 am (UTC)see more Lolcats and funny pictures (http://icanhascheezburger.com)
The hell?! This is absolutely NOT okay in ANY sense of the word, and it's quite terrifying. I understand the need students have to practice - it's why they're students, but for Christ's sake, why can't they see that it's WRONG?! It would be the same as giving an unconscious man a Prostate exam without asking prior permission. They might not be full fledged Doctors yet, but I'd hope the reason they're studying to BE Doctors is to "Do no harm" which this most certainly does!!
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Date: January 31st, 2010 04:10 pm (UTC)Yet another benefit of a public health care system - doctors live well, but not like here; the wealth disparity alone accounts for a lot of the disconnect. And they actually have to keep patients happy in order to stay working....
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Date: February 1st, 2010 05:36 am (UTC)And the rampant greed (Mercedes vs Mercy) sickens me. Like Doctors, my Father SAVED LIVES. There are people (heh, and animals) that are on this planet, living, and breathing and having fulfilling lives because of him, and that's a miracle to me. He ALWAYS preached finding something that feeds your soul rather then your stomach, and for him it was Firefighting. He could NEVER believe he got paid to do what he did - and Doctors should damn well fall under this same category. He viewed everything and everyone as having a spirit, and so compassion was key. THAT'S how I want a Doctor to see me. NOT as a White Blazer or Lakeside Cabin.
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Date: January 31st, 2010 03:19 am (UTC)This type of thing is why I'm so distrustful and hostile in general towards the entire medical establishment...
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Date: January 31st, 2010 04:13 pm (UTC)"vagina teachers"
Date: January 31st, 2010 03:28 am (UTC)Re: "vagina teachers"
Date: January 31st, 2010 04:18 pm (UTC)Although, it is a little odd, that prostitution is illegal, but making your living by opening wide for a whole series of med students is not.... LOL
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Date: February 1st, 2010 06:47 am (UTC)Re: "vagina teachers"
Date: February 1st, 2010 05:37 am (UTC)And it may have the virtue of being... legal.
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Date: February 1st, 2010 06:50 am (UTC)Fair? HELL to the NO. But that's why we have to champion change.
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Date: January 31st, 2010 07:21 am (UTC)no subject
Date: January 31st, 2010 04:22 pm (UTC)I think all we can do is spread the word, write letters, etc. I'd like to poke the med school at our dear uni, and see what the policies are.... No place to start work than right at home, after all...
::EDIT:: that was SO not the icon I meant to use! LOL Fixed!
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Date: February 1st, 2010 05:35 am (UTC)That's frakkin' INSANE... and CRIMINAL. What the hell are those arrogant f**ks THINKING????!!!
* runs in circles.. waving arms.. *
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Date: February 8th, 2010 01:56 am (UTC)Farking cowardly asshats...
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Date: February 8th, 2010 02:37 am (UTC)No worries, I'll still post often, and all the people I really want to read are here already anyway. :)
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Date: February 8th, 2010 05:46 pm (UTC)