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Date: | Fri, 6 Jun 1997 16:39:25 -0800 |
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Patricia: I don't think your example was too convoluted. It makes the
point to me very clearly. When my students think I'm being too hard on the
health care inequities for women, I usually reverse the situation we're
dealing with and substitute men/males and their respective body parts.
Yes, it sounds hysterical, but it also makes the point. "While we're 'in
there anyway for an appendectomy/cholescystectomy/ovarian cyst/etc' let's
just remove that uterus. You don't need it any more and it's just going to
develop cancer." (Or, in the case of a hysterectomy, rationalizing the
removal of ovaries) One of my favorites is to say, "You don't need those
testicles anymore. Let's just remove them so they don't get cancer."
Shocking? Well, timid I am not. I really hope they don't come down on you
for this. It sounds like they're looking for a scapegoat.
: )Chris Hafner-Eaton, PhD, MPH, CHES, IBCLC email: [log in to unmask] : )
: )HSR & Health Educational Consultant voice/fax: 541 753 7340 : )
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