Tool of choice for the Forced Transvaginal Ultrasound
police, where in which a probe is inserted into the
vagina, and then moved around until an ultrasound image is produced. The Rapewand is used when a
woman requests an abortion in certain states in America.
Under both Virginia and Texas penal codes, penetration of a
woman’s
vagina without her
consent is sexual assault constituting rape — which is punishable by imprisonment. Therefore the instrument used has earned the official title of "rapewand".