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".