Mexico says it has identified two women who may have been operated on without their consent while they were detained by U.S. immigration authorities.
Brian Snyder / REUTERSMexico said it has identified two migrant women who may have undergone surgery without their consent while being detained by U.S. immigration authorities.
The ministry said authorities interviewed a Mexican woman at the detention center in September who alleges she underwent a gynecological surgical procedure without her consent and was not given post-operative care. The ministry statement said the procedure was not a hysterectomy but offered no further detail. The woman said she was also not treated for a hernia condition, according to the ministry.
raising concerns about alleged medical neglect and questionable hysterectomies and procedures performed on migrant women.
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