Irish woman sawn open during childbirth exposes horrific practice: ‘I was an experiment’

WARNING: This story contains graphic descriptions

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by Ellie Hooper |
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A report by Al Jazeera has revealed a horrifying procedure women in Ireland were subjected to during childbirth - where their pelvis was sawn apart.

In a procedure many UK doctors have never even heard of, medical professionals in the Republic of Ireland performed Symphysiotomies on hundreds of women - where the pelvis bone is sawn open.

Previously used as a last resort for getting babies out when they were in the wrong position, it has been alleged by some women subjected to the procedure that it was performed unnecessarily.

The report details the horrifying realities of sawing open the pelvic bone during childbirth - which has left hundreds of Irish women in agony for their entire lives.

One such woman is 63-year-old Nora Clarke, who has lived a life of pain after being sawn open during childbirth when she was 18.

Nora claims she never needed the procedure, and that she was an experiment - so that trainee doctors could learn how to perform a Symphysiotomy.

She has since suffered horrendous medical problems including issues walking, pelvic floor collapse, incontinence, a hysterectomy and more.

The media outlet has reached out to the Irish government on the horrific practice - which was carried out as late as the 1990s, but so far have had no luck.

Read their full report here.

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