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一 | DETROIT -- The United Auto Workers union significantly escalated its walkout against Detroit's Three automakers, shutting down Ford's largest factory and threatening Jeep maker Stellantis.In a surprise move Wednesday night, 8,700 members left their jobs at Ford’s Kentucky truck plant in Louisville.And Thursday morning, union President Shawn Fain hinted at further action against Stellantis. “Here's to hoping talks at Stellantis today are more productive than Ford yesterday,” Fain wrote on X, formerly Twitter, without saying what might happen.Ford's truck plant makes heavy-duty F-Series pickup trucks and large Ford and Lincoln SUVs, hitting the company's most lucrative products. The vehicles made at the plant generate $25 billion per year in revenue, the company said in a statement.Fain said in a statement that the union has waited long enough “but Ford hasn’t gotten the message” to bargain for a fair contract. “If they can’t understand that after four weeks, the 8,700 workers shutting down this extremely profitable plant will help them understand it,” Fain said.The strike came nearly four weeks after the union began its walkouts against General Motors, Ford and Stellantis on Sept. 15, with one assembly plant from each company. The company, however, called the strike expansion “grossly irresponsible” and said it has made strong wage and benefit offers to the union. It said the move puts about a dozen other Ford facilities at risk, as well as parts supply plants that together employ over 100,000 people.A Ford executive said the union called a meeting at the company's Dearborn, Michigan, headquarters Wednesday afternoon where Fain asked if the company had another offer. High-ranking Ford executives responded that they are working on possibly bringing electric vehicle battery plants into the UAW national contract, essentially making them unionized. But they didn't have a significantly different economic offer, the executive said. Fain was told the company put a strong offer on the table, but there wasn't a lot of room to increase it and keep it affordable for the business, the executive said.Fain responded by saying, if that's the company's best offer, “You just lost Kentucky Truck Plant,” said the executive. The meeting only lasted about 15 minutes, he said. In a video, Fain said the union moved because Ford didn't change its offer. “We've been very patient working with the company on this,” he said. “They have not met expectations, they're not even coming to the table on it.”The escalation against Ford shows that Fain is trying to increase pressure on the company, said Marick Masters, a business professor at Wayne State University who follows labor issues.But Ford and the other automakers have made concessions and raised wage offers, he said. The companies, he said, “may have reached their resistance points to varying degrees.” Executives, he said, have bottom line positions they can’t cross in terms of staying competitive with other automakers.Fain, Masters said, likely is testing how far he needs to push Ford before going to “full throttle,” by taking all 57,000 Ford members out on strike.The union’s move doesn’t leave him optimistic for a quick end to the strikes, Masters said. “I think the issues that remain on the table are quite thorny,” he said, pointing to union demands that all workers get defined benefit pensions and health insurance when they retire.The UAW expanded its strikes on Sept. 22, adding 38 GM and Stellantis parts warehouses. Assembly plants from Ford and GM were added the week after that. The Kentucky strike brings to 33,700 the number of workers on strike against the three automakers.Thus far, the union has decided to target a small number of plants from each company rather than have all 146,000 UAW members at the automakers go on strike at the same time.Last week, the union reported progress in the talks and decided not to add any more plants. This came after GM agreed to bring joint-venture electric vehicle battery factories into the national master contract, almost assuring that the plants will be unionized.Battery plants are a major point of contention in the negotiations. The UAW wants those plants to be unionized to assure jobs and top wages for workers who will be displaced by the industry’s ongoing transition to electric vehicles.Since the start of the strike, the three Detroit automakers have laid off roughly 4,800 workers at factories that are not among the plants that have been hit by the UAW strikes.The companies say the strikes have forced them to impose those layoffs. They note that the job cuts have occurred mainly at factories that make parts for assembly plants that were closed by strikes.The UAW rejects that argument. It contends that the layoffs are unjustified and were imposed as part of the companies' pressure campaign to persuade UAW members to accept less in negotiations with automakers. The factories affected by layoffs are in six states: Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Kansas, Indiana and New York. Sam Fiorani, an analyst with AutoForecast Solutions, a consulting firm, said he thinks the layoffs reflect a simple reality: The automakers are losing money because of the strikes. By slowing or idling factories that are running below their capacities because of strike-related parts shortages, Fiorani said, the companies can mitigate further losses.“It doesn’t make sense to keep running at 30% or 40% of capacity when it normally runs at 100%,” he said. Striking workers are receiving $500 a week from the union’s strike pay fund. In some states, laid-off workers could qualify for state unemployment aid, which, depending on a variety of circumstances, could be less or more than $500 a week. Fiorani said that as the strikes widen, more workers will likely be laid off at non-striking plants. Separate companies that manufacture parts for the automakers are likely to have laid off workers but might not report them publicly, said Patrick Anderson, CEO of the Anderson Economic Group in Lansing, Michigan. A survey of parts supply companies by a trade association called MEMA Original Equipment Suppliers found that 30% of members have laid off workers and that more than 60% expect to start layoffs in mid-October.。小通之前讲过，以前的日本女性要买紧急避孕药，不仅贵，而且渠道还有限。10月20日，日本厚生劳动省终于批准了紧急避孕药“诺雷博”的市售，明年春天在药店不用处方就可以买到。这让日本女性的生育自主又进一步。

二 | （详细请看：人均堕胎数远低于中国，日本女人就那么想生？）然而，日本女性曾经历的黑暗历史仍然不容忽视——不想生育的女性被迫怀孕生产，想要生育的女性却可能在医疗中遭受侵害。最近看到集英社又聊到了1980年震惊日本全国的“富士见妇产科医院事件”，小通就趁这机会回顾了一下这件丑闻，了解到了更多令人毛骨悚然的细节。一名孕妇点燃导火索 1980年9月，一名孕妇来到位于埼玉县所泽市的富士见妇产科医院检查。不料，她被诊断为患有“卵巢肿瘤和子宫肌瘤”，说是“内部溃烂不堪，不做切除手术就会得癌症死亡。” 这一诊断如同晴天霹雳一般，让她惊恐万分。但当她前往其他医院复查时，医生们都告诉她“身体没有任何问题，放心好了”。这也让她对先前医院的诊断结果萌生了一丝怀疑。当时的富士见妇产科医院在当地非常知名。不仅外观豪华，还配备美容室、健身房、休息室和当时先进的超声设备。这也吸引了埼玉县及周边地区的众多孕妇前来检查和体验。

三 | 但这家医院实际上是个草台班子。作为一家大型的妇产科医院，上下只有5名医师，医院的理事长北野早苗没有医师执照，却擅自操作仪器。

四 | 并且，他的诊断意见几乎如出一辙——要么患子宫肌瘤，要么患卵巢囊肿。紧接着就向患者们下达“最后通牒”：赶紧切了，不然后果不堪设想。其实，这两种病症并非完全需要做切除手术，小通在回顾的时候也做了些功课：子宫肌瘤是子宫壁的良性增生，癌变风险极低，只要保持健康作息，多观察就好；而卵巢囊肿是卵巢内充满液体的囊肿，虽然少数可能引起恶变，但大部分会自行消失。许多女性都是出于这家医院的名气前来做检查的。然而，医院却利用这份信任夸大病情，诱骗患者要把子宫或者卵巢切除干净，否则就会得癌。而患者们被医院上下骗得团团转，前脚被理事长“威胁”，后脚被这家医院的院长——也是他的妻子北野千贺子——切走女性特征的一部分。而要不是这位孕妇发现了端倪，或许大家还会被蒙在鼓里。数千人的悲鸣 1980年9月10日，北野早苗因涉嫌故意伤害罪被逮捕，这起臭名昭著的“富士见妇产科医院事件”迅速引发日本全国的关注。随着调查深入，受害的规模也逐渐浮出水面。日本警方对医院里存放的40个器官进行鉴定。其中，只有9个确实存在肌瘤，但仅1个需要做手术。患有卵巢囊肿的，也只有2例。也就是说，4分之3的女性都曾是健康的。 1980年被曝光的这场骗局，在揭发黑幕前已持续了数年。而警察查扣的器官数量，也只是冰山一角。当时，这家医院曾被曝出每年平均要做600台这种手术。

五 | 也就是说，一天就有1-2名女性失去她们的性器官。事发后，一共有1138名患者向所泽保健所控诉自己的受害经历。她们每个人在这家医院做的切除手术，平均就要花40万至100万日元。按现在的汇率，也要2万到5万人民币。可是在普通的公立医院，这样的手术却不过10万日元（5000元）。可怜的患者们本以为花大价钱就能根除疾病，却没想到踏入了无尽的深渊。她们不仅承担了经济损失，还蒙受着严重的身体与心理创伤。

六 | 有人原本期待生育，却因虚假的疾病永远失去机会。而有的人则饱受术后疼痛和不适的折磨。摘除子宫和卵巢后，身体激素失衡，不仅让一些女性骨质疏松，也让更年期的病症更加不可控制。身心陷入歇斯底里的女人们，甚至得不到家人的理解，最终还落得“夫离子散”的结局。漫长的审判，结果就这？这起事件，让始作俑者们受到刑事、民事和行政三个层面的处罚，但却很难大快人心。

七 | 尽管北野早苗因涉嫌伤害罪被捕，但他却用三个理由为自己脱罪。首先，他依仗着自己没有留下有关犯罪动机的蛛丝马迹，宣称医院不可能恶意摘除器官。其次，他强调自己“医术不精”“诊断错误”，试图将犯罪包装为医疗事故，模糊犯罪事实。最后，他还搬出患者签署的同意书。也就是说，患者了解并接受“摘除器官”的结果，医院没有违反规定，是“无辜”的。检察院难以对以上三个疑点做出判断，无奈之下因“证据不足”而做出了不起诉处理。这个结果或许让检察院自己都无法接受，只得逃避责任般地表示“医院这个特殊的地方实在难以立案”。检方轻飘飘的一句话，让数千名受害的女性患者和数万民众感到失望和愤怒。更窝火的是，几年后，尽管大量新的客观证据浮出水面，专家通过器官鉴定佐证了北野夫妇的犯罪事实，却早就过了刑事追诉期，无法对他们进行追责。而被刑事追究的，也只是无行医执照的部分。1988年，北野夫妻双双获刑，但刑期如同杯水车薪——理事长被判1年6个月有期徒刑，缓刑4年；有行医执照的院长，只是因为包庇理事长，才被判8个月有期徒刑，缓刑3年。刑事无门。1981年，63名受害者提出了约14亿日元（7000万元）的民事诉讼。17年后，东京地方法院才认定这家妇产科医院存在“故意的非必要摘除手术”，责令赔偿。但除了夫妻二人，医院里的一些医生不服判决，还在负隅顽抗。2004年，最高法院终审判决，赔偿总额只有5亿1400万日元（2570万元）。民事诉讼从开始到结束，经过了漫长的23年，但受害者为自己奔走获得的回报，却与期望相去甚远。

八 | 在此期间，1983年北野早苗还如同小人得志一般，把朝日新闻告上法庭，认为报道伤害了他们的名誉权。而更可笑的是，他在2001年，竟然还出版了自传《捏造“富士见产妇人科事件”》。

九 | 行文里面，北野早苗不仅认为整个事件就是冤假错案，还大言不惭地说“是竞争对手的阴谋”“我们医院没有做这种伤天害理的事情，我对医院经营有信心。” 小通搜了一下，这本书现在竟然还挂在二手网站上。行政处置同样迟缓。

十 | 直到2005年，前院长北野千贺子才被吊销执照，三名医护人员也仅仅被停职了2到6个月。这是日本首次因民事判决结果吊销医师执照。然而，当时已经70多岁北野夫妇还不服，又提起诉讼。

十一 | 但2009年和2013年的判决均维持吊销决定。北野夫妻二人“装无辜”了20多年，终究逃不开制裁。但这些结果能不能服众，每个人心中都有答案。而大家最关心的作案动机，至今仍然还是一个谜。他们究竟想拿这些器官做什么呢？有人分析，最有可能的就是通过大量手术为医院带来巨额收入。此外，也有猜测说是为了学术会议准备病例，炫耀自己。甚至有人怀疑存在器官买卖，但缺乏证据。

十二 | 无论动机如何，擅自摘除健康器官这种违背医学伦理的行为无疑是犯罪，不可饶恕。 40多年的余波事发到现在，已过去40多年。但网络上，对案件的讨论仍然层出不穷。有网友结合自身经历，给大家提个醒。我妈在那个时候也摘除子宫了，但本来没这个必要。当时听妈妈说，她是在长野县某家医院妇产科里做的手术。为什么妇产科那么多庸医啊。因为我也患有一些妇科病，所以经常跑去医院，也碰到形形色色的庸医。还是要擦亮双眼找个好医生，如果感觉不对就换一家医院做检查。有的人质疑起判决结果。这起事件本身相当残酷，结局也相当残酷。文章里面也讲了，无执照诊疗被判有罪，但全员都缓刑了。伤害罪不被起诉；民事裁决中，明明患者方在2004年胜诉，但最终只获得5亿日元的赔偿。63位患者发起的赔偿款明明是14亿日元，这连一半都不到。受害规模与加害者应负责任大相径庭的一起案件。而有的人则看到这个案件伤及的群体。

十三 | 为了赚钱要做到这种份上，我不理解。这完完全全是站在女性、女性性的对立面的恶行、犯罪。那些有国家背书的医师为少子化推波助澜，还有没有天理了？说一千道一万，这个事件或许只是日本医疗领域黑幕的一角。它的曝光，让日本女性痛悟到，健康与生育应当掌握在自己手中；制度当中存在的漏洞更让每个人发现本应该是生命庇护所的医院，竟然会与利益沆瀣一气，做出伤天害理的事情。梳理完这个案件，小通在瞳孔地震的同时，也庆幸当下的社会风气和制度正越变越好。希望类似的事件永远不要发生！参考资料 https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/930bc3d13d040d80e28f621e1d26a00eaea19c59 https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AF%8C%E5%A3%AB%E8%A6%8B%E7%94%A3%E5%A9%A6%E4%BA%BA%E7%A7%91%E7%97%85%E9%99%A2%E4%BA%8B%E4%BB%B6#%E5%88%91%E4%BA%8B%E8%A3%81%E5%88%A4 https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/-/2015861?display=1。

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