Dear Nether-Probers: We, The Undersigned, Say STOP IT.

By on January 29, 2010 287 Comments

The letter below is an open letter concerning the practice of non-consensual pelvic exams, about which you can learn more at yesterday's angry rant. Please leave a comment in support, as a virtual signature, and we'll circulate this everywhere and make a big stinky fuss until these policies get changed. Dear Canadian Medical Association, Doctors [...]

Bad Moms Don’t Like Non-Consensual Nether-Probing

By on January 28, 2010 30 Comments

Sometimes, you’re just fooling around on Twitter while the toddler naps and suddenly, some piece of news just slaps you in the face like a wet surgical glove. This, for example: apparently, if you’re a woman and you’ve had surgery, you might have had a team of medical students poking around your nethers and you [...]