Opinion: Larry Nassar isn’t the only doctor accused of molesting patients. We need to do more to stop it
As Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman said in her victim's statement, "Talk is cheap." The medical profession needs to do more to prevent rape and sexual abuse of patients.
The first time I heard about a doctor raping a patient was during my third year of medical school. It was a Friday night and I was taking calls coming in to the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center hotline. The woman on the other end of the phone spoke hesitantly at first, explaining that she was “having trouble sleeping.” Then her story tumbled out, her voice cracking with sobs under the weight of profound trauma.
Emily (not her real name) was raped by her surgeon 30 years ago
