Kids to the doctor. It was horrible. And the reason im sharing my story because i dont want to have it happen to any other person. They shouldnt be separated from their family or be scared to go to the doctor when we are supposed to be able to trust them. Thank you. Senator osoff thank you. That concludes the first Witness Panel at todays hearing. We will take a brief recess and welcome the second panel to the witness table. Thank you all for your attendance governor. Senator osoff we will call our second panel, dr. Stuart stewart smith, dr. Pamela hearn and honorable Joseph Cuffari as the office of Inspector General. Custom to swear in all witnesses. I would ask you to please stand and raise your right hands. Do you swear that the testimony you are about to give before this subcommittee is the truth, whole truth so help you god. We will be using a timing system. Your written testimonies will be put in the record and limit your speech to five minutes. Dr. Smith, you may begin. Would yo
Youre watching live on cspan. Before we begin this hearing, guests and viewers should be advised that this hearing will discuss the medical abuse of women in the custody of the u. S. Government and that the subject matter is deeply distressing and highly sensitive. 18 months ago, i launched a p. S. I. Investigation focused on the medical treatment of women detained by the department of homeland scus. Id like to thank Ranking Member johnson and his staff for their contributions to this bipartisan investigation. Our findings are deeply disturbing. It is the bipartisan finding of the subcommittee that female detainees in georgia were subjected by a d. H. S. Contracted doctor to excessive, invasive, and often unnecessary gynecological surgeries and procedures with repeated failures to obtain informed medical consent. This is an extraordinarily disturbing finding. And in my view represents a catastrophic failure by the federal government to respect basic human rights. Among the serious abus
Thank you. Senator osoff thank you. That concludes the first Witness Panel at todays hearing. We will take a brief recess and welcome the second panel to the witness table. Thank you all for your attendance governor. Senator osoff we will call our second panel, dr. Stuart stewart smith, dr. Pamela hearn and honorable Joseph Cuffari as the office of Inspector General. Custom to swear in all witnesses. I would ask you to please stand and raise your right hands. Do you swear that the testimony you are about to give before this subcommittee is the truth, whole truth so help you god. We will be using a timing system. Your written testimonies will be put in the record and limit your speech to five minutes. Dr. Smith, you may begin. Would you mind moving that microphone a little bit closer. Mr. Smith you for the opportunity top appear before you today. We are committed to providing Health Care Services in accordance with nationally recognized standards. The work force has 1700 Health Care Pro
The up be up to date with late nest publishing with book tvs podcasts about books. With current Nonfiction Book releases plus bestseller lists as well asle Industry News and trends through insider news. Find it now on cspan now, our free mobile app, or wherever you get your podcasts. Following an 18 month long investigation a Senate Homeland security subcommittee found women detainees at an immigration facility in georgia were subjected to excessive, invasive and often unnecessary gynecologic procedures. A former detainee was on capitol hill to give her account of being treated by doctors without her consent of she was joined by two physicians who independently reviewed other patients charts and records. This is just under two hours. I. Youre watching live on cspan. Before we begin this hearing, guests and viewers should be advised that this hearing will discuss the medical abuse of women in the custody of the u. S. Government and that the subject matter is deeply distressing and highl
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