Ahmadi Azal
Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
J Med Ethics. 2014 Jun;40(6):429-30. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2013-101367. Epub 2013 Jun 13.
Hymenoplasty, practiced in societies wherein a woman's virginity signifies honour, is a controversial surgery raising a multitude of ethical issues. There is a dearth of research uncovering the views of physicians who perform hymenoplasty, especially in sexually conservative cultures, such as Iran. Interviews were conducted with five Iranian physicians who perform hymenoplasty to determine their ethical views on the surgery. The interview findings suggest that Iranian physicians risk punitive consequences if they are discovered to be offering hymenoplasty. However, some continue to cautiously perform the procedure out of a moral obligation to protect the welfare of women seeking it, even if they are personally conflicted about the surgery.
处女膜修复术在一些社会中实施，在这些社会里女性的贞操代表着荣誉，这是一种引发众多伦理问题的有争议的手术。很少有研究揭示实施处女膜修复术的医生的观点，尤其是在性观念保守的文化中，比如伊朗。对五名实施处女膜修复术的伊朗医生进行了访谈，以确定他们对该手术的伦理观点。访谈结果表明，如果伊朗医生被发现提供处女膜修复术，他们将面临惩罚后果。然而，一些医生出于保护寻求该手术的女性福祉的道德义务，即使他们个人对该手术存在矛盾心理，仍继续谨慎地实施该手术。
