Caryn F.

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Dr. J. Marion Sims, known as the “father of modern gynecology,” developed a groundbreaking cure for fistulas by practicing the surgery on enslaved women, whom he purchased specifically for that purpose, and later on poor Irish immigrants.
Caryn F.
He experimented on enslaved women who couldn't give consent. And did so without anesthetic. Why do we not treat this man the same way we treat Joseph Mengele?
Doing Harm: The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Sick
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