Tag Archives: Informed Consent
When No One Says “No”: How Predatory Doctors Get Away With It
Predatory doctors don’t become that way overnight. They test boundaries. They push limits. They harm in small ways first, with demeaning words, inappropriate touches, and unnecessary procedures. And when no one says no, when colleagues look away, when institutions protect … Continue reading →
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Tagged abusers, cover-up, crime, Doctor, hospital, Informed Consent, medical abuse, predator, predators in medicine, predatory doctor
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The Distribution of Predators in Healthcare
Six years ago today, I became a victim of medicalized sexual violence at the hands of a gynecologist who used his position of power to assault me while I was unconscious, removing healthy tissue without my consent. I reported his … Continue reading →
Posted in Abuse, Predators
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Tagged accountability, consent, delaware, Deputy Attorney General, Earl Bradley, Female Genital Mutilation, FGM, gynecologist, hierarchy, hospital, Informed Consent, justice, Larry Nassar, Licensing Board, medical abuse, Medical PTSD, Medicalized FGM, Mental Health, power dynamics, predators in medicine, PTSD, Robert Hadden, safety, sexual Assault, structural failures, surgical abuse, urogynecologist
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The Cost of Speaking Out: FGM, Medical Betrayal, and a Culture of Silence
As a survivor of forced, medicalized female genital mutilation (FGM), I’m keenly aware of the structures and systems that protect powerful men at the top of the domination hierarchy. These allow predators, including those in white coats, to harm others … Continue reading →
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Tagged Cosent, Doctor, Female Genital Mutilation, FGM, gynecologist, Informed Consent, medical, Medicine, Non-Consensual Surgery, predatory doctor
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