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1Department of Legal Philosophy, Law School, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Calle Kelsen s/n, 28049, Madrid, Spain, Pablo.delora@uam.es.
Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics
|March 22, 2015
Abstract:
Hymenoplasty is a surgical procedure requested by women who are expected to remain virgins until marriage. In this article, I assess the ethical and legal challenges raised by this request, both for the individual physician and for the health care system. I argue that performing hymenoplasty is not always an unethical practice and that, under certain conditions, it should be provided by the health care system.