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Jul 31, 2021 · Female genital mutilation (FGM) is any process that injures the female genital organs or the partial or complete removal of the external genitalia of a woman or girl for non-medical reasons, and is a violation of women’s human rights. [ 1, 2 ]. Up to 200 million girls worldwide have endured FGM [ 3 ]. A study of more than 28,000 women in six ...
Abstract. Female genital mutilation/cutting is a form of violence against women and girls. It includes all procedures that involve the partial or total removal of external genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. It is estimated that over 200 million girls and women worldwide have suffered the effects of ...
May 11, 2022 · Ethics approval was obtained from the Ethics Committee of McGill University (# A00-B39-18B), and from the National Health Research Ethics Committee of Guinea (# 005/CNERS/18). The interviewers informed the participants of the study's objectives and invited them to read the consent form.
Oct 4, 2016 · Keywords: female genital mutilation, systematic review, Africa, medical and psychological consequences, prevalence and ethics, socioeconomic consequences Introduction More than 200 million women and girls alive today have been victims of female genital mutilation (FGM) 1 in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia ( 1 ).
Dec 10, 2020 · Purpose of Review To summarize and critically evaluate the moral principles invoked in support of zero tolerance laws and policies for medically unnecessary female genital cutting (FGC). Recent Findings Most of the moral reasons that are typically invoked to justify such laws and policies appear to lead to a dilemma. Either these reasons entail that several common Western practices that are ...
Mar 7, 2013 · 8. USE AS PUNISHMENT Maiming, or mutilation which involves the loss of, or incapacity to use, a bodily member, is and has been practised by many societies with various cultural and religious significances, and is also a customary form of physical punishment, especially applied on the principle of an eye for an eye. The Araucanian warrior Galvarino suffered this punishment as a prisoner during ...
Apr 24, 2014 · The term ‘Female Genital Mutilation,’ formerly adopted by the United Nations (UN) calls attention to the gravity of the harm caused by FGC practices. ‘Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)’ is the terminology used within campaigns to end these practices by anti-FGC advocates from practicing countries of origin and the western world.
