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Flowering in the drought
By Andrés D. Pérez
IntroducctionFemale Mutilation Video
Female Genital Cutting - YouTube.flv
Defenition
What is Female Genital Mutilation?It’s a destructive operation in
which female genitals are partly or entirely removed or injured to eliminate a women's sexual feelings/pleasure.
It is also referred as FGM for short.
Where is FGM practiced? Female Genital Mutilation
happens primarily in Africa, in particular in North-Eastern, Eastern and Western Africa.
It also takes place in the Middle East, in South-East Asia – and also among immigrants in Europe.
Its been discover is practice also in Paris.
StatisticsEstimates by the World Health
Organization indicate that 150 million women are affected by FGM.
In Europe the number of women who face FGM amounts to 500,000.
Prevalence of FCM in Africa
Types of FGM
The WHO differentiates between four different types of Female Genital Mutilation:
1. Sunna Circumcision = excision of the clitoris
2. Excision of inner lips or parts.3. Infibulations or Pharaonic Circumcision=
excision of part of or all of the external genitals. The remaining parts of the outer lips are sewn together leaving a small hole for urine and menstrual flow.
Type 1 and 2 are the most common types of FGM: 80% of the female poblation has gone through these procedures.
Who performs these mutilations?Women with high reputation in
their society.BarbersMidwivesHealers
What do you think?
CausesThe causes are a mix of cultural,
religious and social factors. Some of them are:
1. It is consider to be a way of raising a girl properly and preparing her for adulthood and marriage.
2. Others believe that it helps women to resist illicit sexual acts.
3. Some practitioners think it has religious support although there's no scrip declaring such thing.
Effects
Some of them are:1. It interferes with the women's
natural functions of their bodies.2. Immediate effects include severe
pain, shock, bleeding and many more.
3. Infertility4. Death
Consequences140 million girls are suffering and
living with the consequences of FGM. The women sector are suffering
psychological and physically. The actual number of girls who die
as a result of FGM is not known. However, in areas in the Sudan where antibiotics are not available, it is estimated that one-third of the girls undergoing FGM die.
Possible Solutions Laws exist forbidding the
procedure and have been established in parts of Africa.
Education is definitely key to solving the problem, be it for professionals such as teachers or at a grass roots level.
Conclusion
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