LA DISCIPLINE PAR LE BIAIS DE LA MÉDECINE, TRANSFORMANT DES JEUNES FILLES ET DES FEMMES EN ‘PERSONNALITÉS SOCIALISTES’ DANS DES SERVICES FERMÉS DE VÉNÉROLOGIE DANS L’ALLEMAGNE DE L’EST COMMUNISTE

Résumé

At least ten closed venerology wards existed in the
GDR. The closed venerology wards were operated
mainly to educate “asocial” women as well as women
suffering form sexually transmitted diseases (STD).
In most cases, the women were taken randomly
and admitted to the closed venerology wards by the
police. They were not informed about the purpose,
type, and possible side-effects of their medical treatment. It was performed without their consent and
therefore constituted a violation of their physical integrity. Even though 70% of the women had
not been diagnosed with a STD, all of them had to
undergo a gynecological examination on a daily basis. The daily routine was strict, and the women were
kept under surveillance.