The paraclinical expert academic board of Nashik-based MUHS took the decision following a plea by Dr and professor, forensic medicine, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (MGIMS) Sewagram, who said "virginity test" has no scientific basis. Board members, including some experts, were also present at the meeting, where this decision was taken. The board's move came in response to a detailed report submitted to Registrar on December 26, 2018.
The committee had urged the state government and the MUHS to remove the contents about "virginity test" from the medical curriculum of forensic medicine subject of MBBS course on the ground that it has no scientific basis. In the report, they had highlighted the unscientific basis on which virginity is determined by doctors and reasons for its removal from the syllabus. The report had also highlighted how it violates human rights and leads to…
