Racism in Health: The Roots of the U.S. Black Maternal Mortality Crisis
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Unmasking the Horror: Dr. Sims' Inhumane Experiments on Enslaved Black Women
This chapter delves into the disturbing experiments conducted by Dr. James Marion Sims on enslaved black women, where he performed surgeries without consent or anesthesia in his quest to cure VSCA fistula. It exposes the brutality and trauma these women endured, shedding light on the lasting impact of this mistreatment on medical treatment of black individuals.
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