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Women are reclaiming their rights and their bodies. Yet traditional practices like virginity testing and female genital mutilation remain far too common. In South Africa we meet girls who undergo regular virginity tests.

Every year, thousands of young women in South Africa are subjected to virginity testing. Although the practice has been widely acknowledged as a violation of the dignity of young women and girls, some say it is an important part of their culture.

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Proposals to outlaw “medieval” virginity testing in the UK have cleared their first parliamentary hurdle. Conservative Richard Holden cited the World Health Organisation and said there is “no scientific evidence at all” to support the testing. He added 21 clinics have been identified in the UK and charge between £150 and £300 for the procedure. MPs allowed Mr Holden to introduce his Virginity Testing (Prohibition) Bill for further consideration in the Commons. My motion introducing a ...

BBC News Published Proposals to outlaw virginity testing have passed their first parliamentary stage. North West Durham Conservative MP Richard Holden told parliament the practice was "medieval". His Virginity Testing (Prohibition) Bill has been passed by MPs for further consideration by the Commons in January. Mr Holden said that when he told people it was still happening, "their reaction has been universally the same - how?" The intrusive tests, which involve a vaginal examination to check if...