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[-] Letstakealook@lemm.ee 33 points 2 years ago

This shit right here is why people don't trust the medical community. Nonconsensual vaginal and anal exams are beyond the fucking pale. There is legitimately something wrong with these people.

[-] redballooon@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

No, this shit is largely unknown, ~~and if you read the article it’s also a thing decades past, and punishable by law nowadays.~~

The reason why people don’t trust medicine is active misinformation about biG bAd PhArMa and appeal to nature.

[-] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

if you read the article it’s also a thing decades past, and punishable by law nowadays.

The article says nothing of the sort. 6 states ban the practice, the author assumes it's been decreasing, and medical organizations have made statements opposing the practices. Nevertheless, after those statements were made, the practice was still ongoing.

[-] redballooon@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago

Urgh much better link. I’ll take my mistaken conclusions from that other link out.

[-] NerdyPopRocks@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago

True but I wouldn’t say largely unknown. Depends on what community you come from

[-] Case@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 2 years ago

In some communities there is a distrust because the government, under the guise of medicine, performed human testing without even informing the patients/victims of what was going on, or outright lying to them.

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