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Originally Posted by Walt
A similar, extended article can be found here:
Birth Trauma Can Cause Women to Develope PPD & PTSD - Associated Content - associatedcontent.com
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I stumbled across this on Fark today. If a quick search hadn't turned similar articles from unaffiliated sources, I would have said this is satire. As a dude preparing to enter medical school, I have no idea where to begin addressing (in a civil way) the comparison of standardized medical procedures to RAPE. Examining a woman while she is in labor is "institutionalized violence against women"?! Are you kidding me?!
I have to study for a Chem exam and will lay out my thoughts on this later. In the meantime, what are your thoughts? Is there any validity to this or is it absolute nonsense? Has a moral boundary been crossed by comparing the birthing process to RAPE? |
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