Friday, January 29, 2010

Rape By Bureaucracy: No Thanks!

Did you know in the Canadian Health care system, you can be raped?

Yes, raped by a bureaucracy.

Raped by a group of medical students performing multiple pelvic exams without your knowledge or consent while you are unconscious?

I am considering a hysterectomy right now because of my many women's bits issues.

Thank God in the U.S.

I would never, ever consider this okay for me to be a guinea pig after a major surgery. In fact, it would deter me from getting the medically necessary help and surgery I need.


In my opinion, this is rape. Pure and simple.

Rape by bureaucracy.

Sickening.

It must stop now.

Furthermore, it is yet one more reason I do not want governmental bureaucracies involved in the U.S. health care system. Canada is often cited as an example as it is and lauded by President Obama supporters.

If this is what it means, NO THANK YOU!

I am still absolutely shocked by this and now am going to ask my doctor some more probing questions to feel sure this wouldn’t happen to me.

Feeling paranoid now because as a logical woman, I never would have thought this would be possible in a Western, 1st world government in modern society.

Please go tell the Canadian health care system this is not okay. Please?

Please.

8 Witty Comments For Me:

JamaGenie said...

This has nothing to do with a national health care system, but something that can happen in *any* teaching hospital anywhere in the world, even in the U.S. Ergo, don't have surgery at a teaching hospital.

Scout's Honor said...

Respectfully, I believe you are incorrect. The original article says that it is illegal in the U.S. and Britain:

"Guidelines in the United States and Britain say specific consent is required but, by contrast, Canadian guidelines state that pelvic examination by trainees is “implicit."

See O.P.: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/time-to-end-pelvic-exams-done-without-consent/article1447337/

No way does this happen in U.S. without informed consent.

Yes, it happens at teaching hospitals, but waivers are signed. Women are getting probed by a gaggle of inexperienced hands and don't even know it!

Experiences pelvic exams leave me bleeding, cramping, and in pain. Just one. I cannot imagine how I would feel after major surgery and 5-10 unnecessary pelvics. This is criminal.

sassymonkey said...

I'm not sure what year this is, but yeah, they may happen in some US teaching hospitals without consent.

Students Perform Pelvic Exams Without Consent from ABC news.

Anonymous said...

That is creepy and I agree, very wrong. Yikes.

It possibly could happen here in the Channel Islands. We are sort of under the British system, but sort of not, sort of independent as well. If it did happen here, you'd know because there would be a couple of guilty-looking nuns skulking about when you woke up. Urgh.

Amelia

CaraBee said...

Great post!

I can't get over how disturbing this is. How is this legal anywhere? Even more troubled to read that this happens in the US, too!! I will NEVER go to a teaching hospital, that's for sure.

Dumblond said...

No thanks. At all. Ever.

Lori said...

Ick. Not cool, at all. Thanks for the info, which at least opens the door to further research.

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Sassmo said...

Your logic is baffling...

This is your argument:
Invasive pelvic exams=Canadian Healthcare, therefore, everything about Canadian Healthcare is bad!

You might as well say:
People who perform rape=men, therefore, everything about all men is bad!

You're not turning into a combat-boot, ultra-feminist lesbian on us are you?

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