EPISODE · Apr 3, 2026 · 59 MIN
Forced Sex Testing and Forced C-sections
from The Present Illness · host Alyssa Burgart & Arghavan Salles
IOC resumes harmful sex gene testing; forced c-sections with zoom court rooms; The Lancet profiles our host!; A woman goes to the moon; Alyssa recommends bioethics booksThe Lancet profiles Arghavan!Sally Ride, 100 tampons (song)IOC sex testingInternational Olympic Committee’s new policy Andrew Sinclair’s essay Tested podcast Caster SemenyaImane KhelifEero MäntyrantaSteven van de Velde allowed to compete in 2024Fact Check: The Namibian runner is Christine, not Christina, Mboma. Also, astronaut Victor Glover is the first Black person to reach the moon!Forced C-sectionsCourt ordered C-sections & hearingsRinat DrayRefusal of Medically Recommended Treatment During PregnancyBook recommendationsTestosterone: An Unauthorized Biography Policing the WombMedical BondageRadical Reproductive JusticeFatal Invention Killing the Black Body Medical Apartheid💊Take Two and Call Me in the Morning💊DogsKit Kat heistGeese migrationSteller Sea LionsText us!Thanks for listening to The Present Illness! Follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube @ThePresentIllnessCreditsProduction by Arghavan Salles & Alyssa BurgartEditing by Alyssa BurgartMusic by Joseph UphoffSocial Media by Arghavan Salles
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IOC resumes harmful sex gene testing; forced c-sections with zoom court rooms; The Lancet profiles our host!; A woman goes to the moon; Alyssa recommends bioethics books The Lancet profiles Arghavan! Sally Ride, 100 tampons (song) IOC sex testing International Olympic Committee’s new policy Andrew Sinclair’s essay Tested podcast Caster SemenyaImane KhelifEero MäntyrantaSteven van de Velde allowed to compete in 2024Fact Check: The Namibian runner is Christine, not Christina, Mbo...
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