An Ontario study (Du Mont et al., 2009)found that the conviction of rapists increases when rape victims undergo the medical forensic examination (MFE). Although the MFE is an intrusive procedure, how do assaulted women explain their agreement to undergo the stressful test?

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The study indicates that assaulted women agreed to undergo the MFE because it helped them feel that other people were recognizing that they had been assaulted. This suggests that undergoing the MFE was a way for women to validate their experience and receive confirmation that their assault was taken seriously.

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