How Should a Physician Respond to Discovering Her Patient Has Been Forcibly Sterilized
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15745725 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rebecca Kluchin (Rutgers Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | E18-25 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The AMA Journal of Ethic (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2376-6980 • E-ISSN: 2376-6980 |
| Publisher | American Medical Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1001/amajethics.2021.18 |
| PMID | 33554843 |
| OpenAlex | W3115831116 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 11 |
Forced sterilization has a long history in the United States. Because sterilization requires surgical skill, physicians have been the lone professionals engaging in this practice, although they were not the only experts or Americans to hold eugenic and neo-eugenic views. But physicians have also been whistleblowers who exposed sterilization abuse and led efforts to end it. The commentary on this case suggests that physicians should respond along those lines
Family medicine · Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare · Ethics in medical practice · Medicine · Patient Dignity and Privacy · Psychology
Body and Soul
The Face of Women's Health
For Freedom's Sake
Choice and Coercion
Breeding Contempt
Native American Women and Coerced Sterilization
The Indian Health Service and the Sterilization of Native American Women
Gender and Compulsory Sterilization Programs in America
Revolutionizing Women's Healthcare
Strangers at the Bedside
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |