![]() ![]() The clinician rolls her eyes, takes the device out, and wordlessly leaves the exam room. ![]() IN PASO ROBLES, CALIFORNIA, a woman returns to the clinic where she had an IUD inserted to have it removed, because, in her words, “I went from a happy-go-lucky 31-year-old to a depressed walking zombie in just 3 weeks.” The clinician refuses-tells her she doesn’t think it’s a good idea, tells her to wait six months, says what happens when you have an abortion? After making her case and being denied multiple times, the patient, shaking with anger, turns the request into a demand. INTRODUCTION: THE PROBLEM WITH MEDICINE AS EMPOWERMENT ![]()
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