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Circumcision |
Female Circumcision |
Female genital cutting (FGC) refers to amputation of any part of the female genitalia for cultural rather than medical reasons, not including genital modification of intersexuals or gender reassignment surgery. Most Human rights organizations in the West, Africa, and Asia consider female genital cutting rituals a violation of women's human rights. Among these groups and governments, they are regarded as unacceptable and illegal forms of body modification and mutilation of those believed to ...
Wikipedia - [full article]
Circumcision Articles
- Female Genital Cutting
... Female genital cutting (FGC) is the collective name given to traditional practices that involve the partial or total cutting away of the female external genitalia or other injury to the female genital...
Resources
- Adult Circumcision (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- American Academy of Pediatrics
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