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theHandpuppet

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6. I hadn't either

Reply to rug (Reply #5)

Thu Oct 23, 2014, 02:58 PM

Oct 2014

Most countries outlawed the practice long ago and I'm sure it's a chapter that the medical community would rather not revisit. It's only now that some of the survivors are coming forward that we're learning about it.

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The terrible toll of mixing religion and medicine in Ireland [View all] theHandpuppet Oct 2014 OP

"as a Catholic, you need to go through the pains of childbirth" trotsky Oct 2014 #1

Yes, including the sick belief skepticscott Oct 2014 #2

Relevant: trotsky Oct 2014 #4

This truly makes me wonder... madmom Oct 2014 #3

Symphysiotomy. I never heard of it before. rug Oct 2014 #5

I hadn't either theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #6

There are so many discredited practices, especially in women's health. rug Oct 2014 #7