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Ethical considerations in research on female genital mutilation17. Processes must be in place to: (a) explain the potential benefits of the research to participants and how the findings will be disseminated; and (b) minimize the potential risks of harm, including respecting privacy and maintaining confidentiality.
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 ...
- Brian D. Earp
- brian.earp@yale.edu
- 2020
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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
May 12, 2017 · The CESCR has also made specific reference to FGM as a violation of women’s physical integrity, and notes that “despite efforts to combat the practice of female genital mutilation (excision), this practice, which violates the rights and physical integrity of women, persists in certain regions of Benin and laws criminalizing female genital ...
- Rajat Khosla, Joya Banerjee, Doris Chou, Lale Say, Susana T. Fried
- 2017
Mar 8, 2024 · Female Genital Mutilation: A Global Concern is the most up-to-date compilation of statistics on FGM, a practice that violates girls' and women’s human rights and can leave enduring physical, psychological, and social consequences. The report shows that the largest numbers are in African countries, accounting for 144 million cases, followed by ...
Jan 26, 2022 · This guidance document has been developed to strengthen the ethical conduct of research on female genital mutilation (FGM) by informing the practice of researchers involved in research on FGM and providing guidance to research ethics committees tasked with reviewing research protocols on FGM. It applies concepts from existing ethical guidance for research involving human subjects (CIOMS, 2016 ...
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is of growing concern to health care providers in the United States and Canada as more women from countries where the procedure is practiced emigrate to North America. An introduction to the demographics of FGM, including prevalence rates, is a necessary antecedent for understanding the cultural rationales for this widespread practice. Considering the health ...
