Female circumcision

    • [PDF File]FEMALE CIRCUMCISION IN THE UNITED STATES - University of Florida

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      In the United States, female circumcision is often called female genital mutilation (FGM). This paper will use the lesser morally charged term, female circumcision (FC). With the practice entering the United States through immigration, the already controversial topic is becoming even more of a contentious subject.


    • [PDF File]U.S. GOVERNMENT FACT SHEET ON FEMALE GENITAL ... - Travel

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      WHAT IS FGM/C? FGM/C refers to cutting and other procedures that injure the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. It may be called “female circumcision” in certain parts of the world. The practice has no health benefits and can lead to a range of physical and mental health problems. WHAT ARE THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF FGM/C?


    • [PDF File]Female Genital Mutilitation/Cutting in the United States and ...

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      FGM/C, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), “comprises all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reason.”1 FGM/C is sometimes referred to as female circumcision, but the term is not accepted in the medical or public health commu...


    • Guideline No. 395-Female Genital Cutting

      female genital cutting can be serious and life-threatening (II-3). 3. Female genital cutting continues to be practised in many countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, Egypt, and Sudan (II-3). 4. Global migration patterns have brought female genital cutting to Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and North America, including Canada (II-3). 5.


    • [PDF File]Female Circumcision: The History, the Current Prevalence and ...

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      Female circumcision, also known as female genital mutilation (FGM) or female genital cutting (FGC), is practiced in many countries spanning parts of Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Over 100 million women and young girls living today have experienced some form of FGM with millions more being affected annually.


    • [PDF File]SPECIAL REPORT - Guttmacher Institute

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      female circumcision. These documents, however, did not directly mention the practice, focusing instead on broad cate-gories such as detrimental practices, vio-lence and rights violations. 2 With shifts in emphasis came new lan-guage: Although activists and clinicians continued to refer to female circumcision when working directly with women in the


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