FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION

Date Submitted: 08/22/2003 07:44:02
Category: / Recreation & Sports / Health Care
Length: 4 pages (974 words)
FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a destructive, invasive procedure that is usually performed on girls before puberty. Part or all of the clitoris is surgically removed. This leaves them with reduced or no sexual feeling. Orgasms are sometimes impossible to experience later in life. Many health problems result from the surgery. FGM originated in Africa. It was, and remains, a cultural, not a religious practice. Among individuals and groups opposed to the …
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…a lot of ignorant people, especially in the professional community. You lose faith in these people because they do more damage than good. People like us, those who have the pain, are the best fighters, because we know the pain of circumcision. What happened to you, you can't change it, but you can help to stop it from happening to other children. WORKS CITED www.noharmm.org/dirir.htm www.religioustolerance.org/fem_cirm.htm
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