There have been several recent comments on HERS blog arguing for financial compensation, or reparations, from the government for the damage caused by hysterectomy and castration. Reparations do not become a consideration until the public at large acknowledges that harm was done to a select group of people, and the acts that caused harm are… Read More…
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Woman Awarded $5M After ‘Unnecessary’ Hysterectomy
What’s a uterus worth if it’s valued as a reproductive organ? Verdict: $5 million dollars. What’s a uterus worth if it’s valued as a hormone responsive sex organ that supports the bladder and bowel, and provides cardiovascular protection? Verdict: $0. A decade after 31 years old Sharon Virginelli was unnecessarily hysterectomized, she was awarded $5… Read More…
New study shows link between female castration and lung cancer
Ovary Removal May Play a Role in Lung Cancer A new Canadian study reports that castration (removal of the female gonads, the ovaries) almost doubles a younger woman’s risk for developing lung cancer. “It’s possible that vulnerability to lung cancer is caused by early and sudden decrease in estrogen levels or potentially long-term use of… Read More…
Hysterectomy? Slow down!
Hysterectomy: Putting On The Brakes The highest risk factor for hysterectomy is not the presence of disease. Women with intact female organs who have “routine” medical exams and public or private medical insurance are most at risk for hysterectomy. When hysterectomy is recommended, most women respond by telling the doctor that removing their uterus is… Read More…
HERS Honored With Women’s Way Award
Amid the applause of 1,100 guests, the Women’s Way 32nd Annual Powerful Voice Awards were presented in Philadelphia on May 6, 2009. The awards honored the accomplishments of Women Organized Against Rape (WOAR) Director Teresa White, community organizer and HIV/AIDS awareness advocate Waheedah Shabazz-El, and women’s rights advocate and activist, Hysterectomy Educational Resources and Services… Read More…
Fraud and Hysterectomy
Fraud in the inducement is a legal term used to describe a scenario where one person has tricked or deceived another into a harmful situation they would not have entered into if they had known they would be harmed. In the example of hysterectomy, a woman is induced into signing a consent form under the… Read More…