EXCLUSIVE: Madolline Gourley set off an international outcry when she said a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer asked her if she’d recently had an abortion when she traveled through Los Angeles two months ago. Now, the agency is denying her claim.
Madolline Gourley set off an international outcry when she said a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officerNow, the agency is denying her claim and insisting the officer asked only if she had suffered a pregnancy loss—which it says is standard procedure for any woman being detained at a border crossing.
Gourley says officers asked her about her finances, her work history, and—to her surprise—whether she was pregnant or had recently had an abortion. The directive states that individuals in these conditions may require special treatment, and that border officials “may consider all available information within the scope of their operations ” when determining if detainees fall under these categories. The word “abortion” does not appear in the document; the examples given for “pregnancy loss” are stillbirths and miscarriages.
Gourley maintains that the officer asked her specifically about whether she’d recently had an abortion, and she noted that the none of the officers asked her about any other health conditions. The CBP spokesperson said agents ask “overall medical concern questions” to all travelers under temporary detention, such as if the traveler is taking any medication, if they need any medication now, or if they are under the influence of any drugs or alcohol.
In previous emails reviewed by The Daily Beast, the investigator declined to tell Gourley exactly why she was denied entry, saying only that she was found to be “in violation of one or more conditions of the visa waiver program”—a way for residents of participating countries to travel to the U.S. without a visa.
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