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Part Two: The (Male) Doctor Who Redesigned Vaginas

Behind the Bastards

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The Doctor Who Decided to Go Public With This

In the early 1980s, Dr. Bert Smith was teaching his love surgery to other doctors. By 1988, the number of lawsuits and the number of verified victims had risen to several hundred. One malpractice suit against him included 33 women who said they'd never consented to genital reconstruction. Here's a selection of quotes from some of these women: "I feel I've been raped"

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