I thought circumcision only happened to boys. FGM is usually involves the removal of the clitoris, or other female genitalia. There are four type of circumcision:
Clitoridectomy-partial or total removal of the clitoris
Excision- partial or total removal of the clitoris and labia minora
Infibulation-the narrowing of the vaginal opening
Other- includes harmful procedures to the femail genitalia for non-medical purposes.
FGM tames a girl sexual desire and tames her honor for marriage and adulthood. In a FGM society it is believe that a girl is not considered an adult until she has undergone this procedure. FGM is mostly said to be practised by Muslims and Christians alike, and is deeply rooted from the Nile Valley region and parts of the Sub-Saharan Africa, Yemen and Oman which started 2000 yrs ago.
FGM to me, is a inhumane practice. I think it's a custom that decieves a woman's right and desire in this society. Even though is a social cultural behaviour, this shows that they dont care about the harm and suffering it does to these women/children such as hemmorrhages, shock, benigh tumors, depression. Some long term effects are Urinary Tracts Infections, Kidney stones, and sexual Dysfunction.
In Canada, FGM was considered child assault and criminal offence. In 1994, the Federal Interdepartmental Working Group for FGM was establised. It mandates is to identify and promote methods to prevent FGM living in Canada. Inspite of laws against FGM, this ill-treatment is still being practiced or criminalized in many parts of Africa. The above map outlines where FGM practiced.
Clitoridectomy-partial or total removal of the clitoris
Excision- partial or total removal of the clitoris and labia minora
Infibulation-the narrowing of the vaginal opening
Other- includes harmful procedures to the femail genitalia for non-medical purposes.
FGM tames a girl sexual desire and tames her honor for marriage and adulthood. In a FGM society it is believe that a girl is not considered an adult until she has undergone this procedure. FGM is mostly said to be practised by Muslims and Christians alike, and is deeply rooted from the Nile Valley region and parts of the Sub-Saharan Africa, Yemen and Oman which started 2000 yrs ago.
FGM to me, is a inhumane practice. I think it's a custom that decieves a woman's right and desire in this society. Even though is a social cultural behaviour, this shows that they dont care about the harm and suffering it does to these women/children such as hemmorrhages, shock, benigh tumors, depression. Some long term effects are Urinary Tracts Infections, Kidney stones, and sexual Dysfunction.
In Canada, FGM was considered child assault and criminal offence. In 1994, the Federal Interdepartmental Working Group for FGM was establised. It mandates is to identify and promote methods to prevent FGM living in Canada. Inspite of laws against FGM, this ill-treatment is still being practiced or criminalized in many parts of Africa. The above map outlines where FGM practiced.
Yikes Iam sure glad we do not practic that here! I remeber someone in class had mentioned that doctors in canda are doing those procedures to prevent them from doing it at home, did it tell you anything about that subject?
ReplyDeleteI'm happy FGM not in my country. It is so terribol. It is just a cultural way to give people, not because the medical way. I think it is an unuseful way to people. Is it a big problem about women's rights?
ReplyDeleteYou know I think some of these dont even know that they have been mutilitated. A girl came in she was just married and had sex for the first time, she bleeding very very heavily, she could barely walk and i can see her pain. It turns out she she was mutilated when she was in her younger years and didnt remember, she was torn very badly. I remember her husband saying that he didnt know this was done to her. very sad
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