Title: A violation against women
Description: Kathleen Ward was one of the many women on whom Dr Michael Neary performed hysterectomies, without their consent, at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda. In this powerful memoir, she recounts the devastating impact that the operation had on her - and how she successfully rebuilt her life following the procedure. A Violation Against Women is a compelling story of how one woman dealt with a devastating loss - and successfully took on the medical establishment.
Subjects: Physicians, Malpractice, Involuntary sterilization, Surgeons, Ireland, social conditions
People: Kathleen Ward (Herbalist)