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This ethical guidance on female genital mutilation (FGM) research was developed under the overall guidance and conceptualization of Christina Pallitto of the Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research of the World Health Organization (WHO).
Dec 10, 2020 · This principle holds that, in countries whose ethicolegal traditions are shaped by a foundational concern for individual rights, respect for bodily integrity, and personal autonomy over sexual boundaries, all non-consenting persons have an inviolable moral right against any medically unnecessary (or medically deferrable) interference with their ...
- Brian D. Earp
- brian.earp@yale.edu
- 2020
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Oct 4, 2016 · Global efforts to end female genital mutilation (FGM) have intensified in recent decades and attempts are on for a better understanding of this phenomenon and strategic approaches for its prevention and eradication.
- Emmanuel Kabengele Mpinga, Aurélie Macias, Jennifer Hasselgard-Rowe, Ngianga-Bakwin Kandala, Tshimun...
- 2016
- Criminalization and Condemnation: An Overview of International Policies
- Criminalization and Condemnation: An Overview of Canadian Policies
- Criminalization and Condemnation: An International Controversy
- Our Selves, Our Daughters: An Illustration
In multi-ethnic societies across the western world, professionals in the field of health and social services are faced with an increasing number of women, men, and families originating from countries where practices such as FGC are common [14–18]. International trends of migration contribute to the growing controversy regarding traditional practice...
In 1997, the Canadian Criminal Code was amended through bill C-27 to declare acts of FGC a criminal offence. Those caught performing these acts are subject to prosecution. If health and social service providers believe a female child is at risk of the practice, or has already undergone the practice, they are required to report to relevant statutory...
In Italy, the United States and the Netherlands, proposed policy developed in partnership with selected practising communities has provoked great controversy. In an historic case in Seattle in 1996, physicians at the Harborview Medical Centre suggested a symbolic procedure of pricking the clitoral hood be performed in order to appease traditional S...
Despite the fact that immigration is a notable reality in places like Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal, Winnipeg is increasingly receiving its fair share of immigrants. In Manitoba, immigration has increased exponentially in the past decade due to highly successful provincial programs and policies, most notably the Provincial Nominee Program along w...
- Bilkis Vissandjée, Shereen Denetto, Paula Migliardi, Jodi Proctor
- 2014
Sep 8, 2021 · Female genital mutilation/circumcision (FGM/C), or female circumcision, refers to all intentional acts that partially or totally remove the external female genitalia or female genital organs of young girls for cultural, traditional, or nonmedical reasons [ 1, 2 ].
- Leila Jahangiry, Tahereh Pashaei, Koen Ponnet
- 10.3390/healthcare9091184
- 2021
- Healthcare (Basel). 2021 Sep; 9(9): 1184.
Dec 24, 2019 · In my opinion, the word ‘mutilation’ used in reference to [what happened to me] is a degrading and disempowering term that strips women of their dignity and self-worth. Basically, it is a label that has the power to negatively influence one’s self-identity.
May 12, 2017 · Abstract. Two hundred million girls and women in the world are estimated to have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM), and another 15 million girls are at risk of experiencing it by 2020 in high prevalence countries (UNICEF, 2016. Female genital mutilation/cutting: a global concern. 2016).
