Birth of my first child in 1982: wife given an enema and an episiotomy and had her pubic hair shaved--all unnecessary. Women in Spain get the same today: obstetricians say women like the procedures
90% of women in private obstetric hospitals in Brazil delivered by Caeasarean section: they don’t want the operation, but the schedule of the doctor makes it essential
Most patients with HIV in South Africa are denied effective drug treatment not only because of cost and availability of services but also because of the president’s believes about AIDS