Women in Kentucky are taking to social media to ask Governor Matt Bevin questions about their vaginas in protest at a new anti-abortion bill signed by the Republican governor. Twitter users have been using the hashtag #askbevinaboutmyvag to direct gynaecological questions at the first-term politician.

I was humbled to sign an historic pro-life bill in front of a record crowd at today's Kentucky Right to Life Rally. pic.twitter.com/tH7KpRmgbv — Matt Bevin (@MattBevin) February 11, 2016

The bill requires women to have a face-to-face consultation - either over live video chat or in person - at least 24 hours before receiving an abortion. Previously, women were required to only listen to a recorded message about the risks and benefits of undergoing the procedure. Bevin is also supporting a bill that has passed the Kentucky senate, requiring any woman seeking an abortion to undergo an ultrasound - if the bill becomes law, doctors who do not comply could face fines between $100,000 and $250,000 (£69,000 and £172,000).

Derek Selznick, director of the Kentucky ACLU's Reproductive Freedom Project, told the Lexington Herald-Leader: "This is not informed consent. This is about politicians trying to bully, shame and humiliate women who have already made the personal, informed and heart-wrenching decision to terminate a pregnancy."

In response to Bevin's anti-abortion stances, Twitter user Molly Shah, said "Since @MattBevin has so many opinions on my uterus, I have some Obgyn questions to ask him", starting off the new hashtag:

Since @MattBevin has so many opinions on my uterus, I have some Obgyn questions to ask him- please feel free to join me #askbevinaboutmyvag — Molly Shah (@MollyOShah) February 11, 2016

Her first question was about birth control:

So @MattBevin hormonal birth control always makes my period flow really heavy, would a copper IUD prevent this? #askBevinaboutmyvag — Molly Shah (@MollyOShah) February 11, 2016

Others started to join in with their own questions:

If I get my uterus its own gun, will the state finally stop regulating it? #askbevinaboutmyvag — Huxley Morgan (@HuxleyMorgan) February 12, 2016

#askbevinaboutmyvag What should my next trim be? Landing strip or bare? — HannahCady (@HannahCady) February 12, 2016

@MattBevin did I have a bad reaction to vagisil or was my yeast infection so bad it just burned like alcohol on a cut? #askBevinaboutmyvag — UterusesB4Duderuses (@ky_uterus) February 12, 2016

So Bevin I've recently had MIRENA removed and I'm having some serious vag issues. What should I do? Help dear governor!#askbevinaboutmyvag — dortha (@dorthafazio) February 12, 2016

As yet, neither of Governor Bevin's two twitter accounts have replied with any advice...