Medical recommendations can enable biases against the accused in sexual abuse cases.

Evidence

Doctors were told to avoid statements like ‘the examination was normal’ or ‘no evidence of sexual abuse exists’. … Instead, the phrase ‘this examination is consistent with the allegation of sexual abuse’ was recommended. — Lynley Hood, A City Possessed, 1622

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Lynley Hood, A City Possessed, 1622