Opinion | A Physician Guide to Supporting Sexual Assault Survivors
Lee is a psychiatry resident. A decade ago, I believed it utterly unthinkable that anyone could advocate for rape or incest survivors carrying an unwanted pregnancy to term. I was wrong. I’ve witnessed this extremism firsthand while walking by my local Planned Parenthood, the site of a mural that I wanted to see in person. […]
Opinion | Avoiding Male Doctors Is Not Discrimination. It May Be Risk Aversion.
Lee is a psychiatry resident. “Whenever a woman speaks up, someone will tell her to be quiet,” a therapist working at our local domestic violence center said to me last week. “I’ve had people tell me that my job is based on man-hating.” Somehow, I am wholly unsurprised by this comment. Dismayed, yes; surprised, absolutely […]