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Do you know *why* this legal protection was put in place? Physicians were conducting pelvic exams on unconscious, non-consenting patients – violating the bodily autonomy of human beings, and causing many to be (re)traumatized. https://twitter.com/kentdelay/status/1278409008660058122
[cn sexual assault]
The interest in obtaining consent from patients for what's going to be done to them far, far outweighs (by miles) the "administrative burdens" of, well, informed consent.
And frankly the disgusting practices detailed in this piece... https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/17/health/pelvic-medical-exam-unconscious.html
The interest in obtaining consent from patients for what's going to be done to them far, far outweighs (by miles) the "administrative burdens" of, well, informed consent.
And frankly the disgusting practices detailed in this piece... https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/17/health/pelvic-medical-exam-unconscious.html
[cn sexual assault]
Again, these repulsive practices – widespread practiced disregarding bodily autonomy – have been widely covered https://slate.com/technology/2018/10/pelvic-exams-unconscious-women-medical-training-consent.html
Again, these repulsive practices – widespread practiced disregarding bodily autonomy – have been widely covered https://slate.com/technology/2018/10/pelvic-exams-unconscious-women-medical-training-consent.html
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In ways that starkly exposed the fact that the medical profession was sexually assaulting patients, with legal impunity https://www.healthline.com/health/nonconsensual-internal-exams-sexual-assault
In ways that starkly exposed the fact that the medical profession was sexually assaulting patients, with legal impunity https://www.healthline.com/health/nonconsensual-internal-exams-sexual-assault
[cn sexual assault]
To say anything other than, "my god, that was horrific. i'm profoundly grateful that legislators have stepped in to protect patients when our profession utterly failed to do so" – especially in the wake of so much righteous outrage https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/02/9436967/unconcious-patient-pelvic-exams
To say anything other than, "my god, that was horrific. i'm profoundly grateful that legislators have stepped in to protect patients when our profession utterly failed to do so" – especially in the wake of so much righteous outrage https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/02/9436967/unconcious-patient-pelvic-exams
[cn sexual assault]
To say anything else is unconscionable. And shows that we need this practice outlawed in every single jurisdiction in this country bc physicians have shown, again and again, they can't be trusted to do the right thing here
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/43j59n/medical-students-allowed-to-do-pelvic-exams-on-unconscious-patients-without-consent
To say anything else is unconscionable. And shows that we need this practice outlawed in every single jurisdiction in this country bc physicians have shown, again and again, they can't be trusted to do the right thing here
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/43j59n/medical-students-allowed-to-do-pelvic-exams-on-unconscious-patients-without-consent
[cn sexual assault]
Physicians completely and utterly failed to protect patients. And now they're mad that government (what we call that thing that we all do together to protect people) is imposing some basic legal requirements. https://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/examined-while-unconscious
Physicians completely and utterly failed to protect patients. And now they're mad that government (what we call that thing that we all do together to protect people) is imposing some basic legal requirements. https://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/examined-while-unconscious
And seeing these completely bogus, bad faith complaints and defenses about 'paperwork not being the answer' bc 'patients won't read it' is truly disgusting 
I'm a genuine legal expert relative to the information I'm about to provide – ready?
just because the law mandates the patient's consent be memorialized on a form, does not preclude the physician from having a discussion about the content of the form
just because the law mandates the patient's consent be memorialized on a form, does not preclude the physician from having a discussion about the content of the form
a few notes: one of those earlier tweets has some mangled syntax, i apologize. shaking with rage makes it difficult to type.
yes, the casual disregard for bodily autonomy and informed consent is, literally, triggering for me. i've been through some shit.
yes, the casual disregard for bodily autonomy and informed consent is, literally, triggering for me. i've been through some shit.
[cn sexual assault]
also, while this discussion is often framed in terms of pelvic exams being performed on women, i want to note that unconsented to "exams" (read: assaults) were performed on patients of all genders.
yes, cis men, but also trans patients.
also, while this discussion is often framed in terms of pelvic exams being performed on women, i want to note that unconsented to "exams" (read: assaults) were performed on patients of all genders.
yes, cis men, but also trans patients.
[cn sexual assault]
to be clear, i'm not trans, i'm cis. i cannot know what it's like to be trans and deal with a medical system that pervasively devalues my body because i'm trans.
but i have seen a bit of what you do to trans patients.
to be clear, i'm not trans, i'm cis. i cannot know what it's like to be trans and deal with a medical system that pervasively devalues my body because i'm trans.
but i have seen a bit of what you do to trans patients.
[cn transmisia]
and i know that many in medicine regard trans patients as...let me put it this way: i've seen you do monstrous things, i've seen...some of what you're capable of
and i just want to be clear, trans rights are human rights, including the right to bodily autonomy.
and i know that many in medicine regard trans patients as...let me put it this way: i've seen you do monstrous things, i've seen...some of what you're capable of
and i just want to be clear, trans rights are human rights, including the right to bodily autonomy.
[cn transmisia]
and i know that many respect the bodily autonomy of trans patients less because they are trans - and the implications for this disgusting, vile, indefensible practice are obvious.
and i know that many respect the bodily autonomy of trans patients less because they are trans - and the implications for this disgusting, vile, indefensible practice are obvious.
[cn sexual assault]
If physicians didn't want there to be a form legally requiring them to memorialize consent for shoving fingers or a speculum inside of someone? Maybe medicine shouldn't have routinely, systematically sexually assaulted quite so many people
If physicians didn't want there to be a form legally requiring them to memorialize consent for shoving fingers or a speculum inside of someone? Maybe medicine shouldn't have routinely, systematically sexually assaulted quite so many people
