Medical and psychological examination of women seeking asylum: documentation of human rights abuses
Laws, A.; Patsalides, B.
Journal of the American Medical Women's Association 52(4): 185-187
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 0098-8421 PMID: 9354049 Document Number: 474739
Human rights abuses of women are ubiquitous throughout the world. Those perpetrated by governments entitle women to seek political asylum, and many women refugees do so in the United States. The asylum process often requires medical or psychological evaluations to corroborate women's reports of torture or other abuses. This article provides an overview of how to conduct such examinations and how to document findings for the asylum process.