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Simone Biles

SOURCE: Made By History at the Washington Post
7/29/2021

Simone Biles has Courageously Exposed the Blurred Line between Medicine and Abuse

by Wendy Kline

Simone Biles has worked to ensure that Dr. Larry Nasser's abuse of gymnasts under his care is not forgotten. This abuse was enabled by the authoritarian culture of both medicine and sports which keep women from exercising bodily autonomy.

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Simone Biles

Simone Biles has Courageously Exposed the Blurred Line between Medicine and Abuse

by Wendy Kline