Sarina: Proving ‘Purity’

You will be able toHow should a professional respond when forced marriage, virginity testing and family pressure intersect?

Enter the case

Case opening

What do you know?

Sarina describes being taken to a clinic where a doctor said he would check whether she was ‘pure’. She says she begged him to stop and was then told surgery could make her ‘pure again’ and a certificate could be provided to a groom’s family.

First decision

Make your decision before reading the explanation.

Treat the account as automatically proving every legal elementSeparate what Sarina reports from inference; identify immediate support and safeguarding needs and check the applicable lawContact the clinic for its explanation before safeguarding actionAsk her family whether the procedure was agreed

Choose the reason that best supports your decision.It separates Sarina’s reported experience, clinical facts, legal classification and immediate support needs.It treats the account as automatically proving every offence and every actor’s intent.It delays safeguarding until the clinic or family confirms the account.

Optional private reflection

Which facts would you record as direct report, and which conclusions require professional or legal assessment? Free text is not marked and does not unlock the explanation.

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