title: Is multiculturalism bad for health care? The case for re-virgination.
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.
authors: Department of Legal Philosophy, Law School, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Calle Kelsen s/n, 28049, Madrid, Spain, Pablo.delora@uam.es.
authors: Pablo
authors: P
authors: de Lora
mesh_terms: D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D008192:Deception; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000941:ethics; D026689:Ethical Analysis; D028663:Ethical Theory; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000941:ethics* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D006924:Hymen / Q000601:surgery*; D007514:Islam; D008393:Marriage; D010820:Physicians / Q000941:ethics*; D063507:Sexism; D012746:Sexual Abstinence