But those body cams conveniently record the make and model of vehicles and license plates and patients’ faces and companions’ faces. They’re asking you about why you drive the vehicle you drive or why you wear the clothes that you wear. If I can’t make the same medical decisions about my body with autonomy, I’m a second-class citizen. And you basically, as a physician, had to start counseling your patients from a legal perspective and not a medical perspective. I had one patient, a young woman of color, and she said to me, “You know, this is really crazy.

Source: New York Times June 18, 2024 13:35 UTC