The term 'birth rape' is horrid, I agree the word rape is used far too flippantly.
The woman in the story was horribly assaulted though, yes it may have been necessary to save the life of her baby, but it sounds like (from the way she tells it) as if the medical staff expected an argument/her being difficult so to make their job easier they just put her under and did the CS without discussing it.
I had an awful birth experience, I felt abused by the hospital staff, one MW in particular who forcibly gave me drugs that I did not want or need, even after I had made my position on the matter quite clear.
I was also held down and forced to have the G&A thing in my mouth, while she held my nose to 'encourage' me to breath in, 'For my own good.'
I was refused anything to eat or drink by the MW for over 4 hours, and then forced to drink a pint of water in one go. (and encourage, by her holding my head and tipping the cup, even when I was gagging)
I was talk to and treated like a child (i was 24), the MW repeatedly referred to me as 'the silly girl' and told me to stop acting like a spoilt brat.
When I asked to speak to someone in charge (after she gave me pethidine against my will) She told me to shut up and stop acting like a baby.
I was forced to have two canulars in my hands, and told that if I did not allow them to do it I would be held down and forced to have them. (they were never needed or used and there is no explanation as to why they wanted them in my notes)
I was also forced to have other unnecessary invasive things done to me.
There was also a lot of other things that I don't want to mention.
After the birth I was very upset and demanded to make a complaint, I was fobbed off and sent in circles for months before anyone listened to me, and then the MW said I had asked for those things and that i was so high that I didn't know what was going on.
In my notes she and another member of staff had written that I refused to let them do certain things, that I was extremely difficult, that I demanded drugs and had a 'hissy fit' when they told me I couldnt have anymore.
The notes made me sound like I was being completely unreasonable.
The thing that makes it all worse is that I had a quick complication free birth, at no point was there any problems or signs of them. I had hardly any pain and there is no explanation as to why I was forced to have all of the unnecessary things done to me.
I had a very simple natural birth plan, I wanted no drugs and no stress, I just wanted to do it simply.
I found out three years later that the MW was newly qualified and was very 'eager' to test all of the things that she had learned.
I have not stepped foot in a hospital since.
And I would never have another baby in a hospital.