A New Surgical Technique for Hymenoplasty: A Solution, But for Which Problem?
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 130.1(July 2015): 1-2
2 Pages Posted: 26 Sep 2015
Date Written: 2015
Abstract
This Special Editorial questions whether hymenoplasty ("re-virgination") before marriage, where lawful, is ethically or medically appropriate, recognizing that in some cultures, the lives or well-being of patients may be at stake.
Keywords: hymenoplasty, virginity, genital surgery
JEL Classification: I10, I18
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Shaw, Dorothy and Dickens, Bernard, A New Surgical Technique for Hymenoplasty: A Solution, But for Which Problem? (2015). International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 130.1(July 2015): 1-2. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2664094
Bernard Dickens
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