Friday on Political Rewind: Access to health care is one of the more dominant theme in politics here in recent history. Medicaid expansion, private insurance and the value of Obamacare have been debated through many election cycles.

Now writer Dr. Elinor Cleghorn presents us with a new and deeply troubling look at health care and medical treatment.

In her new book, “Unwell Women: Misdiagnosis and Myth in a Man-Made World,” she tells the harrowing story of how medicine has failed women throughout history. She described sexist assumptions about the frailty of women’s bodies, and the ways women have been systemic ignored in matters of their own body. Misconceptions, ignorance and malpractice have been with us since the days of the ancient Greeks, and, alarmingly, are still evident in how a male-dominated medical establishment operates today.

Panelists:

Dr. Elinor Cleghorn — Author of “Unwell Women: Misdiagnosis and Myth in a Man-Made World”

Patricia Murphy — Political Reporter and Columnist, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution