Responsibility or Responsibilization in Medical Evidencing of Domestic Violence? The Belgian Case Analyzed Through a Care Ethical Lens

Vergaert, Eva

doi:10.1177/10778012221134824

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“…A doctor needs to send (recent) medical data, and a social worker is required to submit a statement of proof of the survivor staying in a shelter [5,12]. Research from Vergaert [37] indicates that general practitioners in Belgium struggle with filling in such statements. If they state that the injuries are not bad (enough), women might not receive the permit on humanitarian grounds.…”

Section: In Case Of Domestic Violencementioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, in practice, the requirements are complicated as physical or sexual proof of abuse is necessary, which is not always easy to establish [12]. Social workers and general practitioners can indicate that violence has taken place to reinforce their possibility of obtaining an independent permit, but, as Vergaert [37] has discussed, it can also be challenging for them to establish exactly what has happened. Furthermore, women do not always know about the possibility of such a permit and of participation in civic integration courses as access to this knowledge is the responsibility of the referent.…”

Section: Is There Enough Institutional Solidarity Towards Women?mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Institutional Solidarity in The Netherlands: Examining the Role of Dutch Policies in Women with Migration Backgrounds’ Decisions to Leave a Violent Relationship

Roegiers (Mayeux),

Saharso,

Tonkens

et al. 2023

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In The Netherlands, women who experience domestic violence can rely on public policies that aim to support them, such as shelters. Drawing on the lived experiences, through 10 interviews and observations, of women with different cultural backgrounds and nationalities staying in a shelter, and on 37 interviews with social workers working with these women, we observed that this support falls short for them. We argue that immigration rules, together with policies on domestic violence and housing, (unintentionally) often work in tandem with violent partners to prevent women with migration backgrounds from leaving violent relationships. The paper draws on a perspective of institutional considerations of solidarity to unpack the relations between domestic violence, cultural constraints, and public policies but looks also at the positive experiences of women of migrant backgrounds with these Dutch policies. This research indicates that there is a lack of institutional solidarity towards women, especially those arriving as marriage migrants, who have experienced domestic violence. In exploring the intersections of domestic violence and often exclusionary state policies, the paper reflects on how The Netherlands can provide more support to those women and how intersectional justice and solidarity might be expressed.

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Section: In Case Of Domestic Violencementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Is There Enough Institutional Solidarity Towards Women?mentioning

confidence: 99%