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RSS FeedsSo-called virginity tests are unreliable, invasive and sexist. And yet they persist
(WorldNews Health)

 
 

9 november 2019 23:45:08

 
So-called virginity tests are unreliable, invasive and sexist. And yet they persist
(WorldNews Health)
 


The comments, as soon as they made the rounds, were met with swift condemnation: Rapper T.I. says he takes his daughter to the gynecologist after each birthday to determine if she`s a virgin. Celebrities and the Twittersphere howled in disbelief. Human rights advocates and doctors tut tutted their disapproval. The hosts of the podcast Ladies Like Us, where T.I. made the remarks, distanced themselves. (CNN could not reach T.I. for comment.) As doctors and scientists will tell you, whether a girl or a woman has had sex -- and consequently assess whether she`s a `virgin.` The very idea of such a test is sexist. And yet, according to the UN, the practice of so-called `virginity testing` has been...


 
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