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Part Two: The Bastard Who Invented The Lobotomy

Behind the Bastards

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The Lobotomy on Rosemary

The final decision on whether or not to perform the lobotomy on Rosemary was up to the family patriarch, Joseph. He took her to see Dr. Walter Freeman, a controversial neurologist who had gained fame for popularizing lobotomies in America. "I think she was a strong, willed young woman who wanted to live a life that would have been inconvenient to the family goals"

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