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Consented: A Doctor's Call to End Medical Violence and Reclaim Patient Autonomy

Consented: A Doctor's Call to End Medical Violence and Reclaim Patient Autonomy

Zha, Zed

Paperback

Medical ReferenceWomen's HealthGeneral Racism & Ethnic Studies

Publisher Price: $22.95

PREORDER - Expected ship date April 14, 2026

ISBN13: 9798889842965
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Published: Apr 14 2026
Pages: 296
Weight: 0.81
Language: English
A physician's bold critique of medical rape culture--and her call for a new model of care that centers consent and empowers patients

Medical culture has a problem with consent--and it's not just a few bad doctors. That's the conclusion of Dr. Zed Zha in Consented, a groundbreaking look at how the healthcare industry ignores patients' agency and perpetuates violence.

Even the best and most caring doctors can fall prey to what Dr. Zha identifies as medical rape culture a system of beliefs and practices that enable and normalize the violation of patients' autonomy. Dr. Zha shows how this culture is historically entrenched--from the invention of the speculum to eugenics--and argues that we need a sea change in our healthcare system to stop repeating the same mistakes. She interlaces these hidden histories of medicine with first-hand patient stories and her own personal journey, identifying four key problems of consent within medical practice:

  • Non-consent (Doctors know what's best for the patient.)

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