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In Virginia c. 1956, my grandmother was supposed to have an appendectomy. The Navy surgeon did this and also performed a radical hysterectomy (involuntary steri
by failwhaleshark 5y ago
In Virginia c. 1956, my grandmother was supposed to have an appendectomy. The Navy surgeon did this and also performed a radical hysterectomy (involuntary sterilization). It was said the surgeon was drunk, but it could've been a purposeful policy back then too.
- xkcd-sucks 5y agoSorry for her loss, but the surgeon reminds me of Doctor Benway from the book Naked Lunch
- pyuser583 5y agoIf her appendix burst, the doctor might have been trying to remove infected tissue. But she was obviously owed an explanation she did not receive.