{"id":4634,"date":"2021-01-04T03:15:49","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T03:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiofree.org\/2021\/01\/04\/i-just-felt-like-i-had-no-control-over-my-body-survivors-of-alleged-ice-medical-abuse-speak-out\/"},"modified":"2021-01-04T03:15:49","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T03:15:49","slug":"i-just-felt-like-i-had-no-control-over-my-body-survivors-of-alleged-ice-medical-abuse-speak-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/01\/04\/i-just-felt-like-i-had-no-control-over-my-body-survivors-of-alleged-ice-medical-abuse-speak-out\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI Just Felt Like I Had No Control Over My Body\u201d: Survivors of Alleged ICE Medical Abuse Speak Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ccb_single_video_player \" data-controls=\"1\" data-autohide=\"1\" data-fs=\"1\" data-theme=\"dark\" data-color=\"red\" data-iv_load_policy=\"3\" data-modestbranding=\"1\" data-rel=\"0\" data-showinfo=\"1\" data-autoplay=\"0\" data-disablekb=\"0\" data-nocookie=\"1\" data-aspect_ratio=\"16x9\" data-width=\"640\" data-video_position=\"above-content\" data-volume=\"100\" data-video_id=\"Lc79-_GT_pU\" style=\"width:640px; height:360px; max-width:100%;\"><!-- player container --><\/div>\n<p>Dozens of immigrant women detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia have joined a class-action lawsuit against ICE over allegations they were subjected to nonconsensual and invasive gynecological procedures and surgeries that were later found to be unnecessary, and in some cases left them unable to have children. The lawsuit cites sworn testimony from at least 35 women about their treatment by Mahendra Amin, a physician in Ocilla, Georgia, and describes retaliation and threats of deportation for speaking out. \u201cWe have more than 40 women who filed sworn testimony in court despite consistent attempts by ICE to silence them,\u201d says Azadeh Shahshahani, legal and advocacy director at Project South and co-counsel for women at Irwin who say they were subjected to these procedures. We also speak with two women who say they underwent unnecessary medical procedures: Wendy Dowe, who was deported to Jamaica after she says her fallopian tubes were removed without her consent, and Elizabeth, who is detained at the Irwin County ICE jail and who says she faced retaliation for speaking up about her unnecessary medical treatment.<\/p>\n<p>#DemocracyNow<\/p>\n<p>Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on nearly 1,400 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. 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