Female genital cutting

Female Genital Mutilation/ Cutting Humane or Inhumane Introduction In the United States we seem to not worry about Female Genital Mutilation/ Cutting also known as FGM, because in our religious society we don’t see a need nor condone such acts. Truth of the matter is some cultures see the act of cutting or mutilating females genitals as a norm or necessity. In underdeveloped countries the usage of such act are so normal that they don’t view it as being barbaric or dangerous like we would here in the US. There has been known acts of Female Genital Mutilation by immigrants here in the US, who have fled their country but still keep their countries practices and views. These unlawful procedures have so many unhealthy risk and side effects…

Every culture develops rituals of initiation into adulthood. These rituals could include retreats, individual reflections, or physical examples like getting a tattoo or cutting hair. Some cultures in particular, may have more drastic measures of initiation. For example, circumcision is a surgical procedure in which the child is transformed into an adult. An initiation ritual that has stirred up quite the controversy is female genital cutting, as it is not a traditional ritual that most people…

Female genital cutting is a practice that up to a million young girls in 28 different countries around the world have done each year. Most of the practicing countries are in Africa but there are some in the Middle East and Asia as well. While these operations are sometimes referred to as female genital mutilation, the term mutilation seems to demonize the practitioners. Cutting however still expresses the seriousness without having to disparage the midwifes. There are three main types of female…

The Price for Beauty, For Someone Else’s Pain Female Genital Cutting, FGC, is the practice of partially or completely removing the external female genitalia. FGC is also commonly referred to as Female Circumcision, Female Genital Mutilation, and Forced Female Circumcision. It is estimated that more than 200 hundred million women are recipients of this tradition (WHO). The external female genitals include the labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, vaginal opening, and the urethra (Marshall).…

Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C), also known as female circumcision, is a practice in which all or part of the female genitalia is removed. It is a tradition that dates back thousands of years, and while there is no known origin, it is alleged to have derived from ancient Egypt, pre-Islamic Arabia, and ancient Rome (Lee and Strong 20). In some regions today, it still remains a large part of the culture as a rite of passage for women into womanhood, as it is linked to marriageability and…

Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is a cultural practice that removes part or all of the female external genitalia. FGM/C can also be an injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons (“FGM”). FGM/C usually is performed on a female child between the ages of four and eight years old (Costello 2). In other cases this procedure is done during the 1st week of life, at prepuberty or just before marriage (Costello 2). FGM/C is dehumanizing and should be stopped. Culturally it may…

Female genital cutting, also known as female circumcision or female genital mutilation, is the process, traditional in some cultures, involving the total or partial surgical removal of the external female genitalia (“Female genital cutting,” 2017). This process is particularly used on the clitoris, labia minora, and labia majora. Due to the high sexual sensitivity of these organs, such procedures may impair the sexual stimulation in circumcised women (Whitehorn, Ayonrinde, & Maingay, 2002).…

Barkado Abdale December 8th, 2014 Annotated Bibliography Female genital mutilation is a procedure that is performed to remove the external female genitalia for non-medical reasons and causes damage to the female organs. Women without medical degrees or certifications usually handle the procedure. Anesthetics and sterilizers are not used during the procedure and are replaced with tools such as knives, glass, razor blades, scalpels and scissors. Millions of African women undergo this procedure…

Genital Mutilation A 5,000 year old trend that is still practiced in more than 28 African countries and has been debated for more than three decades is Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The World Health Organization has estimated that over 100 million girls have fallen victim to this practice and around three million girls will undergo this “procedure” every year. Of all of the countries in the Middle East and Africa that still hold true to this tradition, 95% of girls from those countries have…

talks about some regular misguided judgments about female genital cutting, including the possibility that men compel ladies to experience the method. There are some normal confusions around FGC, like the conviction that it is forced on ladies by men. Elderly ladies regularly do proceed with the propensity. I thought African young ladies were held down and butchered without wanting to, yet some of them openly and cheerfully take an interest in the custom. I thought groups would absolutely…