Submitted on Friday 27th November 2020
Rejected on Friday 4th December 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Make "virginity testing" illegal in the UK
Make so-called "virginity tests" illegal in the UK.
Despite having no scientific or clinical basis, "virginity tests" are still carried out in more than 20 countries (UN). The intrusive tests are considered a violation of human rights by the WHO and United Nations. They involve a vaginal examination to check if the hymen is intact, and are unscientific, and cannot prove whether someone is a virgin. Women can be subject to honour-based abuse, disownment, and / or forced marriage. This happens to girls of an extremely young age, on UK soil.
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