Critics blame the continued use of the operation on a toxic mix of medical experimentation, Catholic aversion to caesarean sections and an institutional disregard for women’s autonomy. Medical experimentation, check; institutional disregard for womens autonomy, check. Take out the (apparently resolved) catholic aversion to cesarean sections, and this serves to explain a lot of current obstetric practices around the world. theguardian/lifeandstyle/2014/dec/12/symphysiotomy-irelands-brutal-alternative-to-caesareans
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