In the US, priest supports whistleblower allegations at ICE facility as Christian leaders weigh in
RNS An Episcopal priest who volunteers at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centre in the US state of Georgia has said allegations of medical neglect and a high rate of hysterectomies at the facility are consistent with her interactions with women detained there. “There were gynecological procedures happening at a rate that seemed higher […]
New taskforces to tackle “missing wombs” scandal in rural India
Mumbai, IndiaThomson Reuters Foundation Special taskforces have been established in India to help stop women from being duped by doctors into having unnecessary hysterectomies that cause debt bondage and enslave families, the country’s health ministry said. A Thomson Reuters Foundation investigation in three Indian states, published in May, found that families were taking big loans for […]