Virginity tests, still performed after sexual assaults, should end: WHO

Tuesday, December 2, 2014 - 20:10 in Psychology & Sociology

The "two finger" test by which so-called healthcare providers around the world still perform "virginity tests" is degrading, has "no scientific validity" and should be treated as a violation of a woman's human rights, says a newly issued World Health Organization handbook on healthcare for...

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