And this is the crux of the issue. invoked to stop anyone carrying out female genital mutilation in this country. At least 200 million girls and women are living with the scars of mutilation. A new study may explain why. The prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) varies between regions of Guinea-Bissau, depending on the distribution of different ethnic groups who consider the practice part of their ethnic identity, traditional and religious beliefs. There are different ways it is practiced according to the place or culture in which it is being done. To tackle the practice, one approach should be to change the language used to discuss it, said psychotherapist and survivor Leyla Hussein. February 6 marks the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a violent practice that irreparably damages the bodies of girls and inflicts lifelong emotional trauma. On Saturday 18th June 2016, the Economist published an article entitled ‘Female Genital Mutilation: an agonising choice’. Female genital mutilation (FGM), sometimes called female genital cutting (FGC) or female circumcision, is the cutting or removal of all or a portion of the female genitals for cultural (not medical) reasons. And yet it remains widespread. Indeed, in my opinion, NHS surgeons should be stopped from using NHS facilities to provide any so-called cosmetic surgery for non-therapeutic reasons, let alone female genital mutilation. Why the law against female genital mutilation should be scrapped November 1, 2017 9.37am EDT Lynne Townley , City, University of London , Susan Bewley , King's College London Study: A New Strategy To Stop Female Genital Mutilation : Goats and Soda Efforts to stop the practice have focused on health risks. “There was a lack of understanding about what FGM was for many, many years,” said Hussein, who is founder of the London-based Dahlia Project, which counsels survivors of female genital cutting. In 2020 alone, 4.1 million girls around the world are at risk of undergoing FGM. It seems a thorough investigation by the government is needed of all

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