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FGM

FGM is an acronym for Female Genital Mutilation, which is a cultural practice originating in Africa, but is also practiced in Southeast Asia and the Middle East.

FGM is the act of cutting/removing part of or all of the clitoris (part of the female genitalia) so the woman has little or no sex drive. This way, she is less likely to have premarital sex or to commit adultery (having an affair while married)

200 million girls have gone through FGM

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FGM

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a destructive, invasive procedure that is usually performed on girls before puberty. Part or all of the clitoris is surgically removed. This leaves them with reduced or no sexual feeling. Orgasms are sometimes impossible to experience later in life. Many health problems result from the surgery.

FGM originated in Africa. It was, and remains, a cultural, not a religious practice.

Among individuals and groups opposed to the mutilation, it is seen as a method of reducing the sexual response of women in order to make them less likely to become sexually active before marriage or to seek an extra-marital affair after marriage.

To some who promote the operation, it is seen as a cultural requirement that has health benefits and makes women more physically beautiful. These views are not shared by the rest of the world.

The operation is forced on approximately 6,000 girls per day, worldwide -- about one every 15 seconds. Since FGM is practiced when the girls are young, they are unable to give their informed consent.

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FGM

aka Female circumcision. It is a brutal procedure where the clitoris is removed. It takes place in the less sophisticated parts of the world. It is usually performed on young girls. It is intended to stop females from getting sexally stimulated. It is often done at home by medically uncertified people with no anesthetic. Many girls die from this procedure. It violates the Right of the Female. Even though I am a male, I do not think that any girl should have to go through such a procedure.( Initialism; from Female Genital
Mutilation)

I Learned about FGM from an taped episode of Ophra shown by my U.S. History teacher.

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