Doctors who issue virginity certificates will incur a penalty of one year in prison and a fine of 15,000 euros, according to a proposal provided for in the future bill against "
separatism
", we learned Monday from the Ministry of the Interior.
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The government announced at the beginning of September its intention to prohibit and penalize the controversial practice of the certificate of virginity, sometimes required before a religious marriage, as part of the bill in preparation and which must pass in the Council of Ministers on December 9.
The proposed criminal sanction, "
as it stands
" in the bill, is that of "
one year in prison and a fine of 15,000 euros
", the Interior Ministry told AFP, specifying that a new article would be added to the public health code.
On this subject, "
a discussion
" is underway, also to sanction "
the sponsors, the parents, the fiancé
", declared Marlène Schiappa, Minister Delegate in charge of Citizenship, in front of several media on Monday.
It also intends to "
prohibit certificates of convenience which have no relation to the health of the person
": these are in particular "
certificates called allergy to chlorine
", which "
are generally made to remove young people. girls from sports and swimming,
”she said.
