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Were all of those 1400 involuntary?
by MikeUt 6y ago
Were all of those 1400 involuntary?
- AlotOfReading 6y agoThere's a pretty good argument to be made that jailers should not be performing sterilizations given that it's optional, risky, and historically abused, regardless of patient consent. That's ignoring the fact that the penal system is inherently in a position of power over inmates and that many of those people will not be able to fully consent due to mental or emotional issues.
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- MikeUt 6y ago> should not be performing sterilizations given that it's optional I assumed (perhaps incorrectly) that these sterilizations included procedures that can be medically necessary, such as hysterectomies [1]. And that any medical care is not performed "by jailers", but by doctors that happen to work in jails, over whom jailers have no sway or authority whatsoever. If that is not the case, I agree that's a glaring problem. [1] "It is the second most commonly performed gynecological surgical procedure, after cesarean section, in the United States." - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hysterectomy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hysterectomy
- AlotOfReading 6y agoA lot of these are tubal ligations, which are generally not medically necessary. In some cases the women weren't preemptively informed of the procedure or otherwise had denied consent and only found out they had received it later. There was an investigation on a subset of these some years back, and a quarter or so were done without consent [1]. Even one would be cause for alarm, but there were/are systemic issues with this in the penal system. [1] https://revealnews.org/article-legacy/bill-to-prevent-sterilization-abuse-of-female-inmates-heads-to-governor/ https://revealnews.org/article-legacy/bill-to-prevent-steril...
- aaomidi 6y agoHow about just one? https://twitter.com/ScottHech/status/1364922685013295105 https://twitter.com/ScottHech/status/1364922685013295105