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The procedure will affect them not only in their teen years but as well as adult live. Female genital mutilation negotiates a wide range of operations such as “the excision of the prepuce, the partial or total excision of the clitoris as well as the labia or the stitching and narrowing of the vaginal orifice, which is known as infibulations (Morrone 2002).” When Morrone said, “healthcare workers should both discourage women from performing FGM on their daughters and receive information…

Female Genital Mutilation is a serious topic that affects women worldwide; specifically in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. ”FGM is a practice in which women partially or totally removing the external genitalia...for nonmedical reasons,” stated by World Health Organization. By women getting circumcised it deprives them of their freedom. Through reading my paper you will be able to learn the reasoning for FGM, who is affected, and the risk factors. Female Genital Mutilation is not safe nor fair…

female circumcisions outside of a hospital or health facility. There are four main types of female circumcision according to the World Health Organization, which detail the different ways the genitalia is cut and removed. During the procedure, the clitoris, labia minora, and/or labia majora will either be partially or completely removed. In most cases, the labia minora and/or labia majora will be stitched together in order to narrow the vaginal opening, which is referred to as infibulation. Due…

modern diagnostic methods. 1. 46, XX intersex occurs when a person has woman chromosomes, ovaries, but external genitals appear male. This is usually the result of a female fetus exposition to excess male hormones before birth. The labia fuse, the clitoris enlarges to appear like a penis, but uterus and fallopian tubes remain normal. This condition is also called 46, XX with virilization (or pseudohermaphroditism- condition in which a female develops characteristics associated with male…

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is century-long tradition that infringes on the human rights of young girls’ and women worldwide. Roughly, 200 million women in over 30 countries have endured the brutal operation of female genital mutilation. A procedure that entails removing the external female genital organs by knives, pieces of glass, razor blades, or scalpels. Even though the historic origins of female genital mutilations cannot be traced back to a specific time or place in history it an…

classified as a class E felony, which is punishable by up to five years imprisonment. The law states that a person is guilty of FGM/C if he or she “knowingly circumcises, excises, or infibulates the whole or any part of the labia majora, labia minora, or clitoris of a female minor.” In addition, a “parent, guardian, or other person legally responsible or charged with the care or custody of a female minor” is also guilty of the same if he or she “allows” such acts to be performed on his or her…

The practice of female genital mutilation, where the female genital organs are altered or removed for non-medical reasons, still occurs to this day in some cultures. Female genital mutilation can include removing the clitoris, labia minora and labia majora, infibulation where the opening to the vagina is restricted, and other harmful procedures such as scraping and cauterizing the genital area (Female Genital Mutilation). The procedure is usually performed on girls under the age of 15 and the…

(WHO) classifies FGM/C into 4 different categories. The first is Clitoridectomy which is partial or total removal of the clitoris (a small, sensitive and erectile part of the female genitals). In very rare cases, only the prepuce (the fold skin surrounding the clitoris) is removed (“FGM”). Excision is the second category which refers to the partial or total removal of the clitoris as well as the labia minora, with or without excision of the labia majora (Costello 2). Stitches made out of catgut…

circumcision. First I will be discussing Female Genital Mutation also known and Female Circumcision, which is the procedure that involves partial or complete removal of the external genitalia. It is the removal of all or part of the vulva and/ or clitoris. The justification within the boundaries of their cultural beliefs is considered to be a form of social desire in terminating or reducing feeling of sexual arousal in women, helping women resist “illicit” sexual acts. This act may be considered…

Female Genital Mutilation, also known as Female Circumcision, happens to be one of the least topics talked about in the United States of America but extremely popular in other countries. Female Genital Mutilation is cruel and unlawful to some but to others it’s the best thing ever. Female Genital Mutilation is an invasive and painful surgical procedure that is often performed without anesthetic on girls before puberty. Various sources estimate that about 60 to 140 million women in the world have…