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Researcher investigates womens' motivations for clitoral reconstruction
"I don't own my own sexuality." "I more or less take back my own body. I undo what they did."
Oct 24, 2016
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News tagged with female genital mutilations
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Egypt seeks tougher penalties for female circumcision
Egypt's government said on Sunday it will ask parliament to approve a draft law that would increase jail terms for those who perform female circumcision.
Aug 28, 2016
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Egyptian women say doctors don't discourage female genital cutting
More Egyptian women are seeking the opinions of physicians on whether their daughters should undergo female genital cutting, which is illegal in the country, but they say doctors don't advise against the procedure.
Aug 26, 2016
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Study findings could help prevent female genital mutilation in U.K., researchers say
Researchers from the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) and City University London say the findings of a study on female genital mutilation could help prevent the practise in the UK.
May 18, 2016
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WHO issues first guidelines on treating female genital mutilation victims
The World Health Organization on Monday released its first-ever guidelines on how medical professionals should treat victims of female genital mutilation (FGM), hoping to ease the terrible suffering caused by the widely condemned ...
May 16, 2016
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Reporting all FGM in the UK as child abuse may not be the best way to reduce prevalence
The mandatory reporting of female genital mutilation (FGM) as child abuse may not be the most appropriate first measure to reduce FGM in the UK and instead a multifaceted approach of training health workers, educating at-risk ...
Mar 22, 2016
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200 million girls and women living with FGM: UNICEF
At least 200 million girls and women worldwide have been subjected to female genital mutilation with half of those living in Egypt, Ethiopia and Indonesia, according to the UN children's agency.
Feb 5, 2016
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Health professionals lack knowledge about female genital mutilation
Health practitioners need more resources and expert guidelines to provide appropriate medical and psychological treatment for women and girls that have had female genital mutilation or cutting, says a new review of the evidence ...
Dec 9, 2015
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Gambian president calls halt to female genital mutilation
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has banned female genital mutilation, branding the practice as outdated and not a requirement of Islam, the information ministry announced Tuesday.
Nov 25, 2015
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How health professionals help and hinder eradication of female genital mutilation
Migration has transferred the practice of genital mutilation of girls and women to countries where it was not common or does not originate, and the World Health Organization is campaigning to eradicate the practice. A new ...
Oct 5, 2015
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