Examination intended to determine female virginity
A virginity test is the pseudoscientific practice and process of determining whether a woman or girl is a virgin; i.e., to determine that she has never engaged in, or been subjected to, vaginal intercourse. The test typically involves a check for the presence of an intact hymen, typically on the flawed assumption that it can only be, and will always be torn as a result of vaginal intercourse.[1] It has been practiced since ancient times but its recent use in the United Kingdom dates back to the 1970s.[2] It is still legal for doctors in the United States to perform virginity tests.[3]
Virginity testing is widely considered controversial because of its implications for the tested women and girls as it is viewed as unethical,[4] and because a number of such tests are widely considered to be unscientific. In cases of suspected rape or child sexual abuse, a detailed examination of the hymen may be performed, but the condition of the hymen alone is often inconclusive.[5] In October 2018, the UN Human Rights Council, UN Women and the World Health Organization (WHO) called for the ban of virginity testing as it is a painful, humiliating and a traumatic practice that constitutes violence against women.[6]
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^"'Now I have to check your hymen': the shocking persistence of virginity tests". the Guardian. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
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