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In the 1840s, the physician J. Marion Sims performed experimental gynecological surgeries on enslaved Black women without anesthesia.

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Is it true that in the 1840s, the physician J. Marion Sims performed experimental gynecological surgeries on enslaved Black women without anesthesia?

Yes. Multiple reference and peer-reviewed sources state that J. Marion Sims performed experimental gynecological surgeries on enslaved Black women in the 1840s, and several explicitly say he did so without anesthesia.

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J. Marion Sims - Wikipedia
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J. Marion Sims - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Marion_Sims

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The medical ethics of Dr J Marion Sims: a fresh look at the historical record -
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The medical ethics of Dr J Marion Sims: a fresh look at the historical record - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.1136/jme.2005.012559

The ‘Father of Modern Gynecology’ Performed Shocking Experiments on Enslaved Women | HISTORY
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The ‘Father of Modern Gynecology’ Performed Shocking Experiments on Enslaved Women | HISTORY. (n.d.). history.com. https://www.history.com/articles/the-father-of-modern-gynecology-performed-shocking-experiments-on-slaves

Medical exploitation of Black women in the United States
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Medical exploitation of Black women in the United States. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_exploitation_of_Black_women_in_the_United_States

The (intractable) medical ethics of Dr. J. Marion Sims: The historical record set against his ethics.
2025
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DA, H. (2025). The (intractable) medical ethics of Dr. J. Marion Sims: The historical record set against his ethics.. europepmc.org. https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42027226

Sims, J. Marion (James Marion), 1813-1883
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Sims, J. Marion (James Marion), 1813-1883. (n.d.). n2t.net. http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6057jxx

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