Rep. Frankel: House Passes Resolution Condemning Unwanted, Unnecessary Medical Procedures Performed on Immigrant Women
October 03, 2020
October 03, 2020
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Florida, issued the following news release on Oct. 2:
The United States House of Representatives passed a resolution today urgently condemning the unwanted, unnecessary medical procedures--including partial and full hysterectomies --performed on immigrant women without their full, informed consent at the private, for-profit Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Ga. H.Res. 1153--co-sponsored by 225 members of Congress and led by U.S. Repr . . .
The United States House of Representatives passed a resolution today urgently condemning the unwanted, unnecessary medical procedures--including partial and full hysterectomies --performed on immigrant women without their full, informed consent at the private, for-profit Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Ga. H.Res. 1153--co-sponsored by 225 members of Congress and led by U.S. Repr . . .