Female genital cutting affects over 140 million women worldwide. Prevalent in certain countries of Africa and the Middle East, the practice continues among immigrants to industrialized countries.
June 2, 2010 — The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is again changing its policy on ritual female genital cutting (FGC) after advocacy groups protested the academy's recently revised policy ...
These practices have been going on for centuries and are primarily inflicted upon young girls and women. For those unfamiliar with these terms and practices, we'll be shedding light on what they ...
The World Health Organization has released new guidelines on care for women who have been subjected to genital mutilation (FGM). This is an effort to bring medical standardization to an extremely ...