NEBRASKA PATROL ACCUSED OF REQUIRING VAGINAL EXAMS FOR WOMEN
Source: Associated Press
Aug 2, 6:06 PM EDT
BY MARGERY A. BECK
ASSOCIATED PRESS
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- The Nebraska State Patrol has for years forced female recruits to submit to invasive, medically unnecessary pelvic exams performed by a male doctor before they can be hired, according to a new federal lawsuit.
State Trooper Brienne Splittgerber filed the lawsuit Tuesday against the patrol, the state of Nebraska, two former patrol heads and various other people, accusing them of creating a hostile work environment for women.
The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages, saying women recruits for years have been required to undress from the waist down for a vaginal and rectal examination. The lawsuit says Splittgerber was told the exam was required to check for hernias, but male recruits were generally not required to undress or undergo such invasive exams.
"Subjecting the plaintiff and other female trooper candidates to a medically unnecessary and sexually invasive procedure is outrageous conduct which goes beyond all possible bounds of decency and is utterly intolerable in a civilized community," according to the lawsuit, filed by Omaha attorney Tom White.
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Fresh_Start
(11,336 posts)nt
7962
(11,841 posts)Chemisse
(30,959 posts)If they did hernia and rectal exams for the men, they would at least have a weak argument. But only women are subjected to ANY of this. What a disgrace!
dixiegrrrrl
(60,011 posts)I have no idea why this was not news before this.
Stonepounder
(4,033 posts)Sounds to me like a no-brainer for the judge. (I would expect somewhere in the 6-figure range, but would love it get up onto the 7-figure range.) Absolutely outrageous!
BumRushDaShow
(138,149 posts)WTF?
And the sadder thing is that according to the OP link, this practice had been going on "for years".
xajj4791
(84 posts)It will likely be a republican judge who will support the patrols actions. This is Nebraska after all.
dhol82
(9,399 posts)Would they take the case?
xajj4791
(84 posts)Since we let trump pick the justice, they might not even care.
dhol82
(9,399 posts)montana_hazeleyes
(3,424 posts)Hell NO!
ffr
(23,003 posts)demigoddess
(6,671 posts)the scaredy little cats. Afraid for their masculinity!!!!
tymorial
(3,433 posts)The OBGYN quoted in the article is correct. I'd like to know why the physician performing these procedures did not raise any medical necessity questions let alone the ethics of performing these examinations. A board inquiry ought to take place in conjunction with the lawsuit if this hasn't begun or taken place already.
Pacifist Patriot
(24,786 posts)obamanut2012
(27,441 posts)They'll need it to pay the brazilian bucks they'll be paying out for all the sexual assault verdicts.
procon
(15,805 posts)yuiyoshida
(42,330 posts)its right up his...excuse the pun, alley.
central scrutinizer
(12,272 posts)Okay, it was totally fucked to begin with, but this?! Were they afraid the ya-ya sisterhood would conspire somehow to undermine the state patrol? I'm a Nebraska native but dayum I can't believe this shit.
dalton99a
(83,365 posts)http://health.usnews.com/doctors/stephen-haudrich-573743
http://journalstar.com/news/local/911/trooper-alleges-state-patrol-subjected-women-to-sexually-invasive-pre/article_d2f40f7e-1772-5577-b71f-7623da6f9149.html
spooky3
(35,607 posts)of the hiring process, so that we can say we tried really hard to get more women but they just didn't want to do the work?"
Shrike47
(6,913 posts)Rollo
(2,559 posts).
Bengus81
(7,292 posts)Then do a full rectal exam........