In some communities, there are hospitals and healthcare providers that are bending or redefining the rules about consent. Debates and legislation about presumed consent are troubling to read. I’m sure there are members of marginalized communities with historically deep levels of distrust in institutions who would love to see those numbers, too. That we haven’t seen them up to now just reinforces the belief that they won’t look good for the organizations involved.
There’s so much inequality baked into the system:
Stories like this one are going to be circulated for a long time, increasing the distrust that already exists. I mean, look at the man who almost became a victim. ![]()