German doctors reject mandatory age tests for asylum seekers
The German Medical Association has said mandatory age tests for refugees are ethically wrong and imprecise. Calls to enforce testing have intensified after a teenage girl was killed, allegedly by a young Afghan refugee.
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Medical age tests for young refugees criticized as imprecise
Young refugees often arrive in Germany without parents. Their access to housing and support depends on whether they are legally a child or an adult. But imprecise medical age tests face sharp criticism, says Jenny Witt.
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German court to rule on age test for young migrants
Making migrants undergo medical tests to determine their actual age has become a topic of heated debate in Germany. There are concerns older migrants are pretending to be minors in order to have better chances of staying in the country.
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