Definitions by Otis Strudelmaker

iatroslavery

the condition of medically induced bondage: a state in which a person, injured or made chronically ill by the medical system, is bound for life to that same system for management of the harms it caused, while the cost of maintaining that dependency is extracted from individuals, families, and taxpayers and redistributed to pharmaceutical and hospital executives, shareholders, and the owners of patents.

Unfortunately these days iatroslavery is the business model of the medical system — seemingly benign treatments including psychopharmaceuticals, statins, and vaccines can produce long term harms that leave the injured dependent on the very system that caused the problem in the first place.

iatroslavery by Otis Strudelmaker August 1, 2026

iatrogenocide

a genocide caused by scientists, doctors, nurses, and/or public health officials, often with the support of official state actors and the corporate sector (especially the pharmaceutical industry). Coined by Charles Ortleb in his book, Iatrogenocide: Notes for a Political Philosophy of Epidemiology and Science.

The business model of the pharmaceutical industry is to release ineffective drugs that cause iatrogenic injuries, which then require a lifetime of expensive treatments. Once all wealth is drained from a family via this method the person is allowed to perish. Collectively this is referred to as the iatrogenocide.

iatrogenocide by Otis Strudelmaker June 1, 2026