Britain to ban 'hymen regeneration surgery'
Surgery known as hymen regeneration surgery has been banned by law in the United Kingdom. It is reported that the aim is to protect women from virgin beliefs based on conservative ideas.
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'Virginity repair' surgery to be banned in Britain under new bill | Global development | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/jan/25/virginity-repair-surgery-to-be-banned-in-britain-under-new-bill
A woman's organ, called the hymen, can be damaged and bleed during the first sexual intercourse. The state of this organ is considered as an index to measure chasteness in some cultural areas, and it is desirable to regenerate the hymen for the purpose of 'bleeding during sexual intercourse' from cultural or personal ideas. You may. Therefore, surgery to reconstruct the hymen has also been performed by doctors.
However, due to the opportunity for surgery, the voice of a woman who is forced to perform an unwanted surgery by her family has been taken up for some time. A woman whose hymen was damaged by sexual violence at an early age was forced by her parents to think 'shame and become chastity' before marriage, and she was at risk of being isolated from her family and community and her willingness to refuse surgery. There have also been reports of cases of putting the product on a balance.
The hymen may be damaged outside of sexual activity, and even if damaged, it may not necessarily bleed. In the case of the United Kingdom, even if surgery that costs up to 3,000 pounds (about 470,000 yen) is performed, the purpose of bleeding may not be fulfilled. WHO has stated that 'the hymen is not a measure of sexual intercourse that trusted', Iranian and Kurdish human rights organizations and to protect the women
This time, as the amendment to the Health and Care Act passed in the House of Representatives in the United Kingdom, the act of examining the condition of hymen and hymen, assisting or assisting those who perform hymen reconstructive surgery, and performing surgery overseas. It is expected that it will be prohibited to do so.
Dr. Edward Morris, President of the Royal University of Obstetrics and Gynecology, said, 'Neither hymen reconstructive surgery nor virginity testing should be performed under any circumstances and should not exist in the medical world. I would like to send it to medical professionals. Women should have the power to make decisions about sexual and reproductive health. '
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