SOLO: 'Scarred' And The Reality of Medical Misogyny

CW: This episode discusses medical misogyny, medical trauma and suicide, so please take care when listening to this episode. If this episode has affected you in any way, please remember that help is available 24/7 via Lifeline on their website at https://www.lifeline.org.au/ or by calling 13 11 14. Help is also available via Beyond Blue at https://www.beyondblue.org.au/ or by calling 1300 22 4636. 

Abbie and Amy debrief about a shocking story reported by Four Corners after a 7-month-long investigation into Dr Simon Gordon. Once one of Victoria's top gynaecologists, the ABC have exposed a pattern of Dr Gordon performing unnecessary and harmful surgeries on women. This story shows how far we have to go in relation to actually addressing medical misogyny, as well as the holes in the system for practices like this to go unchecked and ignored.

LINKS

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