Forced anal examinations to ascertain sexual orientation and sexual behavior: An abusive and medically unsound practice

PLoS Med. 2018 Mar 16;15(3):e1002536. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002536. eCollection 2018 Mar.

Authors

Cody Cichowitz^{1

2}, Leonard Rubenstein¹, Chris Beyrer¹

Affiliations

¹ Center for Public Health and Human Rights, Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America.
² Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America.

Abstract

In an essay, Cody Cichowitz and colleagues discuss approaches to preventing the practice of inappropriate anal examination.

MeSH terms

Adult
Anal Canal*
Ethics, Medical*
Female
Global Health
Homosexuality, Male*
Humans
Male
Pain
Punishment
Sex Offenses*
Sexual Behavior*
Transgender Persons*
Vulnerable Populations

Grants and funding

The authors received no specific funding for this work.