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Female genital mutilation
Should be abolishedEDITOR--Is the abolition of female genital mutilation just another feminist issue? Is it racism or cultural insensitivity to stamp out this practice in Britain? Should we continue to avoid doing anything about it on the grounds that it is "a private, difficult, and sensitive" issue? Anyone who does not know the answers to these questions should take another look at the photograph of a female infant being mutilated1 because it answers all questions relating to what the correct stance of the Western world to this practice should be.
Concerted action should be taken to abolish female genital mutilation in Britain, with full judicial and government support. The French example is worth studying.1 The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has pioneered many initiatives in the past aimed at improving the health and welfare of women and may be best suited to coordinating activities aimed at evaluating the
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- J A Black and G D Debelle
BMJ 1995 310: 1590-1592.[Extract] [Full Text]
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