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Female Genital Mutilation

Female genital mutilation is a terrible injustice that happens to innocent women everyday. "Female genital mutilation is the cutting, or partial or total removal, of the external female genitalia for cultural, religious, or other non-medical reasons. It is usually performed on girls between the ages of four and ten." However, it can occur at birth, at the time of puberty, when the female marries, or at the time of pregnancy. It is also known as female circumcision, which is the surgical elimination of most of the labia minora and the reduction of the labia majora which produces a "raw surface". Infibulation is another term used and it is when the skin and tissue that surrounds the vagina is closed, by sewing it shut and only a tiny hole is left for urine and menstrual blood to flow out of. Another term, for female genital mutilation is clitoridectomy, which is the removal of the clitoris. Clitoridectomy is the most common form of female genital mutilation. Some cultures believe...

Posted by: Raymon Androckitis

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