Egypt unrest: Court clears 'virginity test' doctor

[dipsydoodle]

Source: BBC News

A military court in Egypt has acquitted an army doctor accused of carrying out forced "virginity tests" on women protesters, state media reports.

Ahmed Adel was cleared because the judge found contradictions in witness statements, Mena news agency said.

The case was brought by one of the women, Samira Ibrahim, who said the "tests" took place after they had been detained during protests last year.

Demonstrators are gathering to protest the ruling, the BBC's Jon Leyne says.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17330798

[thucythucy]

1. It seems to me that "virginity tests"

are remarkably similar to the "intravaginal scans" the Republicans are now pushing. Both of them are little more than the legalized rape of women who don't comform to what some men in power believe should be the accepted norm of female behavior.

In fact, I wonder if the Republicans didn't get the idea from watching how the Egyptian military handles "uppity" women.

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. Yes, I have thought so all along. Purity tests are purity tests.

[Pachamama]

3. I fear all the "Movement towards democracy and freedom" really means only for men....

....both there and here at home.....

[Fearless]

4. Yay freedom!

[Rozlee]

5. Ridiculous. Pseudoscience at it's worse.

My daughter had a bad fall during a softball game when she was eleven and started bleeding heavily. Doctor's diagnosis: hymen rupture. He told us it happens often to young girls entering puberty who fall on their rumps hard, get struck on their abdomens or perform strenuous physical activities such as some sports, biking or horseback riding. Plus, many girls with intact hymens sometimes don't even bleed when they are ruptured and some hymens can stay intact after years of having intercourse, usually only rupturing in the birth process. Doctor should have his license revoked.

[saras]

6. In a fantasy world where Egypt was sane except this doctor, you'd be correct

In fact, it's Islam (and Christianity, and Judaism) that need their licenses revoked, not this one doctor.

[a2liberal]

7. social conservatism is not the exclusive province of religion

I understand your sentiment but I had to say this. I have an atheist coworker who is very socially conservative. Similarly there are plenty of religious people (including of the religions you listed) who are not socially conservative. In fact, if you look you'll notice a pattern that a lot (I admit not all) of these things are actually (unfortunate) cultural traditions that are shared by more conservative people of all religions in the particular culture and not at all by people of the same religions in another culture.

[BlueIris]

8. Gross. nt

[tech_smythe]

9. So much for arab spring

oh wait, this is violating a WOMAN'S rights... well that's ok.

someone tell us again how Islam is a religion of peace and enlightenment?