James C. Burt

James Caird Burt (August 29, 1921

gynecologist who was sometimes nicknamed the "Love Surgeon."^[3] After practicing for two decades while based in Dayton, Ohio, Burt was sued by female patients for altering their vulvas without their informed consent.^[4]

Career

Burt was born in

University of Rochester School of Medicine

in 1945. He was licensed in Ohio in 1951.

Burt began performing "love surgery" in 1966.

corrective surgery in many patients.^[6]

In 1988, women subjected to the procedure came forward, eventually initiating several lawsuits.[7] He voluntarily surrendered his license in January 1989, thereby avoiding a medical board hearing which might have uncovered more evidence against him. He subsequently divorced and declared bankruptcy due to the victim lawsuits totaling $21 million.^[8] Burt died in Dayton, Ohio, in 2012.

References

^ Burt, James C. "United States Public Records Index". familysearch. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
^ "Dr James C. Burt (1921-2012) - Find a Grave Memorial". Find a Grave. 19 Sep 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
^ Associated Press (December 9, 1988). Ohio "love surgeon" called up on ethics charges. Bangor Daily News
^
New York Times
. Retrieved 2010-10-26. Dr. Burt, once a well-regarded physician considered merely eccentric, began the special surgery in 1966. Explaining his philosophy in his 1975 book, Surgery of Love, Dr. Burt wrote: Women are structurally inadequate for intercourse. This is a pathological condition amenable to surgery. In franker terms, he also said that his surgery would turn women into horny little mice and asserted that the difference between rape and rapture is salesmanship.
ISBN 0-8062-0158-4

New York Times

^ Women go public with charges against Dayton surgeon, Dr James C Burt. The Plain Dealer 29 Oct, 1988, pg. 01 sec. A

^ Brower, Montgomery; Breu, Giovanna (March 27, 1989). James Burt's 'Love Surgery' Was Supported to Boost Pleasure, but Some Patients Say It Brought Pain. People (retrieved April 15, 2011)

Further reading

Rodriguez, Sarah B. (2012). "Female Sexuality and Consent in Public Discourse: James Burt's "Love Surgery"". Archives of Sexual Behavior. 42 (3): 343–351.
S2CID 8760361
.

External links

Dr. James Burt: The Love Surgeon via patient-safety.com

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[1] Burt, James C. "United States Public Records Index". familysearch. Retrieved 6 November 2013.

[2] "Dr James C. Burt (1921-2012) - Find a Grave Memorial". Find a Grave. 19 Sep 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2022.

[ap1988-3] Associated Press (December 9, 1988). Ohio "love surgeon" called up on ethics charges. Bangor Daily News

[horny-4] 
New York Times
. Retrieved 2010-10-26. Dr. Burt, once a well-regarded physician considered merely eccentric, began the special surgery in 1966. Explaining his philosophy in his 1975 book, Surgery of Love, Dr. Burt wrote: Women are structurally inadequate for intercourse. This is a pathological condition amenable to surgery. In franker terms, he also said that his surgery would turn women into horny little mice and asserted that the difference between rape and rapture is salesmanship.

[burt1975-5] ISBN 0-8062-0158-4

[ap1989-6] New York Times

[pd1988-7] Women go public with charges against Dayton surgeon, Dr James C Burt. The Plain Dealer 29 Oct, 1988, pg. 01 sec. A

[brower1989-8] Brower, Montgomery; Breu, Giovanna (March 27, 1989). James Burt's 'Love Surgery' Was Supported to Boost Pleasure, but Some Patients Say It Brought Pain. People (retrieved April 15, 2011)

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