Thursday, June 18, 2015

Sweden hospital to open emergency center for male rape victims

A Stockholm hospital will soon become the first medical center in Sweden with an emergency department for male rape victims. The move is to ensure “gender equal” care for victims of both sexes.

Södersjukhuset hospital's newest addition will open in October, and will admit men and boys who have been sexually assaulted.

"The general perception is that men cannot be raped," Lotti Helström, a senior physician at the hospital, told Sveriges Radio, as quoted by The Local.

Helström added that men can suffer even more than women .... http://rt.com/news