Female genital mutilation, which is performed through much of Africa, is unsafe if it is not performed properly and in a sterile environment. With some financial help from other countries, female genital mutilation could be continued in the cultures, but without the harmful side effects. There are many different types of female genital mutilation, but all are extremely dangerous if they are not performed with the right equipment, and in the proper place. Female genital mutilation has been performed in these cultures for centuries, and trying to put an end to it would be asking a little too much, but educating the people on the topic is a realistic goal. .
There are actually four types of female genital mutilation, and the first type is often referred to as a clitorectomy. This is when the surrounding skin of the clitoris is removed, with the option of the clitoris being removed (Joel E. Frader paragraph 6). Excision, the second type of female genital mutilation is the removal of the clitoris and the labia minora. Catgut stitches or thorns may be used to limit bleeding from the clitoris (Joel E. Frader paragraph 7). The most severe form of female genital mutilation is known as infibulation. This is when the clitoris and the labia minora are removed, and the labia majora has incisions made in it. If someone is subject to the third type of female genital mutilation, the urethra and vagina are covered, only leaving a posterior opening for menstrual and urinary flow (Joel E. Frader paragraph 8). The fourth type of female genital mutilation is done many different ways, but involves piercing or incision of the clitoris and labia, followed by scraping into the vagina (Joel E. Frader paragraph 9). .
About one-hundred to one-hundred and thirty-two million women around the world are genitally mutilated, and about another two million are added onto that every single year, according to the World Health Organization (Wellard paragraph 15).
There are different types of FGM/FC. ... Historians believe that FGM/FC was practiced in ancient Egypt. ... - The Sudanese peoples have practiced FGM/FC for thousands of years. ... Finally, the last likely motive for FGM/FC is simply pressure for compliance. ... It is a vicious cycle that perpetuates this problem of FGM/FC. ...
Anika Rahman and Nahid Toubia's articles on the "background and history" of FGM - state that FGM is not a religious practice, rather it is culturally based. ... People of different religious backgrounds in Africa practiced FGM. Despite this, FGM is still wrongly misconstrued as an Islamic ritual. ... Men control women and it is them who require the women to have FGM. ... As argued above FGM is a violation of women's rights. ...
More side effects of FGM include hemorrhages, tetanus, and shock. FGM has been cited by WHO in 2001 as a major health problem. ... "There are no exact data on the prevalence of FGM in Africa. ... For example, as clearly will be seen, although FGM is most common in Muslim countries, FGM prevalence in no way follows the prevalence of Islam. ... They are planning on trying to reduce the number of women who undergo FGM every year by making FGM illegal, the UN and the WHO have also made rigid laws for those who still practice FGM in areas where it is illegal. ...
In the communities where FGM takes place, it is referred to as "female circumcision." ... Approximately 85 percent of all women who undergo FGM have clitoridectomies. ... In countries like Sudan, Somalia, and Djibouti, 80 to 90 percent of all FGM is infibulation. ... It is important to remember that FGM is neither a disease nor a reproductive risk. ... In other words, FGM removes FGM removes the woman's sexual organ and leaves her reproductive organs intact. ...
But internationally financed population, health and safe motherhood programs ignore Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and have failed to implement effective preventive education. ... FGM is painful, dangerous, and disrespectful to the woman/child and her body and I belive evry woman has the right to education to help make this critical decision. ... And that's not all, FGM causes urinary and menstrual problems, frigidity, painful intercourse, and many, many needless deaths. The highest childbirth mortality is recorded in areas where FGM is practiced. ... FGM is desecrating the woman...
But internationally financed population, health and safe motherhood programs ignore Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and have failed to implement effective preventive education. ... FGM is painful, dangerous, and disrespectful to the woman/child and her body and I belive evry woman has the right to education to help make this critical decision. ... And that's not all, FGM causes urinary and menstrual problems, frigidity, painful intercourse, and many, many needless deaths. The highest childbirth mortality is recorded in areas where FGM is practiced. ... FGM is desecrating the woman...
Female circumcision, commonly known as Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is practiced in over 30 countries in the world. ... The estimating of women who have gone through FGM has totaled up to about 114 to 130 million women a year. ... The most controversial part of FGM is the many reasons as to why this practice is done to so many women because it hardly makes any sense. The first reason for FGM is that it makes the woman more beautiful facially and in between the legs. ... This statement perfectly provokes the question of the real motive behind FGM. ...
This procedure has been given the names of Female and Male Genital Mutilation, or FGM/MGM, by its opponents. ... (FGM Network). ... FGM and MGM are primarily cultural practices. ... It is not difficult to see why so many people can be outraged by FGM and MGM. ... Imagine growing up in a society where FGM and MGM are the "norm-. ...
FGM, or Female Genital Mutilation, has been practiced worldwide for several thousand years in more than thirty countries throughout the world. ... There are issues and controversies over allowing the practice of FGM to continue throughout the world. ... FGM is usually performed in the houses of neighbors or in the family's home itself. ... Nearly thirty countries worldwide allow FGM; in fact, many of them openly encourage it to be done. ... FGM is deemed critical in order for a girl to be considered a complete woman, and the practice itself separates women from girls. ...
(Internet I) Why is FGM practiced? ... "FGM is primarily a social practice, not a religious one". ... This is more frequent where FGM is part of the initiation into adulthood. FGM is often deemed necessary in order to be considered a complete woman. ... Three types of FGM are: 1. ...
