Hymen repair surgery and virginity testing to be banned in UK

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Hymen repair surgery and virginity testing to be banned in UK

Diana Nammi, executive director at Iranian & Kurdish Women's Rights Organisation, has campaigned for a ban and said: "Every woman and girl who fac

Diana Nammi, executive director at Iranian & Kurdish Women’s Rights Organisation, has campaigned for a ban and said: “Every woman and girl who faces this invasive surgery, it is under duress – direct or indirect – to present as a ‘virgin’ and in many cases, it is carried out to enable a forced marriage, organised by her family.

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