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Exclusive: More women have come forward to allege medical abuse and forced sterilization by Dr. Mahendra Amin, the primary gynecologist for an immigrant detention center in Georgia. https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-10-22/women-allege-medical-abuse-georgia-immigration-detention
Many victims are coming forward for the first time to report their alleged mistreatment since a nurse at the Irwin County Detention Center filed a whistleblower complaint last month. https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-09-18/ap-exclusive-more-migrant-women-say-they-didnt-ok-surgery
Records reviewed by a team of medical experts reveal an “alarming pattern” in which Amin subjected women to the gynecological surgeries that were “medically unnecessary” or “overly aggressive,” often without informed consent, the new report says https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-10-22/women-allege-medical-abuse-georgia-immigration-detention
The procedures included hysterectomy, the removal of the uterus; the removal of the ovary; the removal of the fallopian tubes; and birth control shots, according to the report and interviews by the Times. https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-10-22/women-allege-medical-abuse-georgia-immigration-detention
Many of the women so far identified as Amin’s patients remain detained. The rest have been released, either in the United States or abroad, or deported, some after raising alarms about Amin and their broader treatment in ICE custody at Irwin, lawyers say. https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-10-22/women-allege-medical-abuse-georgia-immigration-detention
The allegations of medical abuse against the women at Irwin, the vast majority of whom are Black and Latino, echo “some of the darkest moments in our nation’s history,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, said in a statement last month. https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-10-22/women-allege-medical-abuse-georgia-immigration-detention
While the Times was unable to independently review records for all 19 women, the Times did interview 5 and get more than 1,100 pages of their medical records, which support the report.
Read the full investigation from @mollyotoole https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-10-22/women-allege-medical-abuse-georgia-immigration-detention
Read the full investigation from @mollyotoole https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-10-22/women-allege-medical-abuse-georgia-immigration-detention
