astic ▁surg ery ). ▁Little , ▁if ▁any , ▁concern ▁has ▁been ▁expressed ▁for ▁the ▁intended ▁vict ims ▁of ▁vir gin ity ▁fra ud . ▁Muslim ▁responses ▁have ▁question ed ▁the ▁mot ives ▁of ▁women ▁under going ▁the ▁procedure , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁of ▁pros pective ▁gro oms ▁whose ▁att itudes ▁have ▁made ▁the ▁procedure ▁so ▁pre val ent . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁a ▁French ▁Muslim ▁man ▁in ▁L ille ▁sought ▁an ▁ann ul ment ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁that ▁his ▁b ride ▁( also ▁Muslim ) ▁turned ▁out ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁vir gin . ▁She ▁denied ▁having ▁mis led ▁him , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁contest ▁the ▁appeal , ▁which ▁was ▁d uly ▁granted . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁amid st ▁a ▁wave ▁of ▁media ▁attention , ▁French ▁justice ▁minister ▁Rach ida ▁D ati ▁ordered ▁the ▁government ▁to ▁appeal ▁this ▁decision ▁( on ▁the ▁grounds ▁that ▁an ▁important ▁element ▁of ▁French ▁public ▁policy ▁was ▁at ▁issue ). ▁Ron ald ▁S ok ol , ▁in ▁an ▁editor ial ▁for ▁the ▁Christian ▁Science ▁Mon itor , ▁writes ▁that ▁ ▁The ▁question ▁was ▁whether ▁the ▁woman ' s ▁vir gin ity ▁was ▁an ▁essential ▁element ▁of ▁the ▁marriage ▁contract . ▁If ▁it ▁was , ▁then ▁the ▁contract ▁could ▁be ▁ann ul led . ▁If ▁it ▁was ▁not , ▁then ▁the ▁couple ▁was ▁valid ly ▁married . ▁ ▁The ▁appe als ▁court ▁revers ed ▁the ▁judgment . ▁S ok ol ▁continues : ▁ ▁The ▁government ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁wife