“Female Genital Mutilation,” “Circumcision,” “Gender-Conforming Surgery”: Why the Double Standard?
By Adrienne Carmack, MD
#FGM #MGM #IGM are all #GenitalMutilation
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“Female Genital Mutilation,” “Circumcision,” “Gender-Conforming Surgery”: Why the Double Standard?
By Adrienne Carmack, MD
#FGM #MGM #IGM are all #GenitalMutilation
● NEWS ● #ANFNews #fgm ☞ Rate of #femalegenitalmutilation is 11 percent in #Hewler and 4.9 percent in #Raperîn https://anfenglishmobile.com/women/rate-of-female-genital-mutilation-is-11-percent-in-hewler-and-4-9-percent-in-raperin-57973
● NEWS ● #TheNewArab ☞ Restoring virginity: Controversial fatwa on hymen repair reveals the hypocrisy of Egyptian society https://english.alaraby.co.uk/features/controversial-fatwa-opens-door-female-taboos-egypt #fgm and this too are about controlling women. Acts of misogyny.
#fgm : because Allah forbid women dare derive any pleasure from sexual intercourse... #religion #misogyny #chauvinism
● [Old] ● #Sweden #FGM ☞ The work against Female Gender Mutilation (FGM) demands cooperation https://www.jamstalldhetsmyndigheten.se/en/newsarticle/arbetet-mot-kvinnlig-konsstympning-kraver-samverkan
● NEWS ● #CBS #Michigan #FGM ☞ Judge Dismisses Charges Tied To Historic #FemaleGenitalMutilation Case https://detroit.cbslocal.com/2021/09/29/judge-dismisses-charges-tied-to-historic-female-genital-mutilation-case/
● NEWS ● #Gannett #fgm ☞ Judge throws out historic #femalegenitalmutilation case, calls feds 'vindictive' https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2021/09/28/judges-tosses-detroits-historic-female-genital-mutilation-case/5902782001/
● NEWS ● #FrontpageMag #Michigan #FGM ☞ Michigan: Judge Throws Out Female Genital Mutilation Case Against Muslim Physicians https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2021/10/michigan-judge-throws-out-female-genital-robert-spencer/
● NEWS ● #Gannett #fgm ☞ #Michigan doctor in female genital mutilation case part of secret network who cut girls, feds say https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/09/16/female-genital-mutilation-network-jumana-nagarwala/8372449002/
Can we quit calling the scarring of children and women "for health reasons"? It's an insult. It is also counter-factual. #fgm #circumcision #religion #rituals