Dr. William Henry Pancoast: Impregnation without Permission

Dr. William Henry Pancoast: Impregnation without Permission

All Bones Considered: Laurel Hill Stories

ABC #046 - Part 2

Dr. William Henry Pancoast was a famed surgeon who performed the post-mortem examination on the 19th century conjoined twins, Chang and Eng Bunker, the original “Siamese” twins.  The same year he artificially impregnated a woman who had a sterile husband, but without her knowledge or permission.

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