X-rays of victims of domestic violence demand attention in Italy

A Milan hospital is exhibiting X-rays of women attacked by men to highlight what one doctor calls the “daily horror” of violence against women.

Section:Gallery

Fri., Nov. 22, 2019

Doctors look at an X-ray showing a woman’s chest pierced by a knife, displayed during the exhibition “Invisibility is not a super power” which includes X-ray’s of anonymous women who arrived at the hospital’s emergency room claiming to be victims of violence, at the San Carlo Hospital, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Nov. 22, 2019. The exhibition, a combination of photographs and X-rays, was promoted on the occasion of the International day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women which takes place on Nov. 25.

Luca Bruno Associated Press
An X-ray of a woman’s broken hand bone is displayed during the exhibition “Invisibility is not a super power” which includes X-ray’s of anonymous women who arrived at the hospital’s emergency room claiming to be victims of violence, at the San Carlo Hospital, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Nov. 22, 2019. The exhibition, a combination of photographs and X-rays, was promoted on the occasion of the International day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women which takes place on Nov. 25.

Luca Bruno Associated Press
A doctor looks at an X-ray of a woman’s broken leg displayed during the exhibition “Invisibility is not a super power” which includes X-ray’s of anonymous women who arrived at the hospital’s emergency room claiming to be victims of violence, at the San Carlo Hospital, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Nov. 22, 2019. The exhibition, a combination of photographs and X-rays, was promoted on the occasion of the International day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women which takes place on Nov. 25.

Luca Bruno Associated Press
A doctor looks at a a photograph and an X-ray of a woman’s broken wrist displayed during the exhibition “Invisibility is not a super power” which includes X-ray’s of anonymous women who arrived at the hospital’s emergency room claiming to be victims of violence, at the San Carlo Hospital, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Nov. 22, 2019. The exhibition, a combination of photographs and X-rays, was promoted on the occasion of the International day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women which takes place on Nov. 25.

Luca Bruno Associated Press