Brain go 'splode.

[lunadelcorvo]

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!

Comments

[raven-moon.livejournal.com]

Sadly, I'm afraid it has more to do with Mercedes than mercy. There is such a massive disconnect in this country between the ethics and ideals of medical professionals and the reality of the patient experience. We have this idea that doctors are infallible, and that we can't speak up, object, question. Doctors, in particular, seem to have this idea.

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....

[thewenchywiccan.livejournal.com]

True - Mom learned from Day 1 with me that my life was literally on the line if she DIDN'T learn to call the Doctors out and get second opinions and whatnot. She used to consider them infallible but no longer, and raised me to be wary. She's been the true definition of a Mama Bear, she had to be.

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.