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More Muslim Women Seeking Surgery to 'Restore' Virginity

Demand for operation rises at private European clinics

By Laurel Jorgensen, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 11, 2008 4:05 AM CDT

(Newser) – An increasing number of Muslim women in Europe, caught between the sexual freedom of the West and the traditions of their families, are undergoing hymenoplasty to "restore" their virginity after lapses, the New York Times reports. The surgery to repair the hymen, if done... Read full story »

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