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No Say Over My Body

Dozens of migrant women have alleged that they faced unnecessarily invasive gynaecological procedures without proper consent whilst being held at a US immigration detention centre.

Dozens of migrant women have alleged that they faced unnecessarily invasive gynaecological procedures without proper consent whilst being held at a US immigration detention centre. In December 2020, 41 women submitted sworn testimonies as part of a class action lawsuit, with 34 alleging unnecessarily invasive gynaecological procedures. The BBC explores these allegations.

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