Dr. William Henry Pancoast: Impregnation without Permission

All Bones Considered #046 - Part 2

Dr. William Henry Pancoast was a famed surgeon who performed the post-mortem examination on the 19^th 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.