J Spec Oper Med. 2017 Winter;17(4):14-17. Female Genital Mutilation as a Concern for Special Operations and Tactical Emergency Medical Support Medics. Wittich AC. ABSTRACT Female genital mutilation (FGM), frequently called female genital cutting or female circumcision, is the intentional disfigurement of the external genitalia in young girls and women for the purpose of reducing libidoContinue reading “Female Genital Mutilation as a Concern for Special Operations and Tactical Emergency Medical Support Medics”
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Management of health outcomes of female genital mutilation: Systematic reviews and evidence syntheses.
Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2017 Feb;136 Suppl 1:1-2. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.12041. Management of health outcomes of female genital mutilation: Systematic reviews and evidence syntheses. Sunday-Adeoye I, Serour G. EXTRACT Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a harmful practice without any known benefit. The true burden of FGM is dfficult to determine owing to the lack of reliableContinue reading “Management of health outcomes of female genital mutilation: Systematic reviews and evidence syntheses.”
Reshaping the global health agenda: female genital cutting.
Med Educ Online. 2016 Jan;21(1):31023. doi: 10.3402/meo.v21.31023. Reshaping the global health agenda: female genital cutting. Al-Saadi N, Khan H, Auckburally S, Al-Saadi A, Khan T. EXTRACT Female genital cutting (FGC) is described by the World Health Organization as ‘all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the female external genitalia or other injury to theContinue reading “Reshaping the global health agenda: female genital cutting.”
Circumcision and excision: Towards a non-law of bioethics?
J Int Bioethique. 2015 Jul;26(3):63-75, 263. Circumcision and excision: Towards a non-law of bioethics? [Article in French] Delage PJ ABSTRACT This article defines the practices of circumcision and excision, and studies their foundations. Then, it considers some of the conflicts (of rights, laws and cultures) inherent to these practices. Finally, it suggests that the solutionContinue reading “Circumcision and excision: Towards a non-law of bioethics?”
Female genital mutilation and reporting duties for all clinical personnel
Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2016 Jul;77(7):419-23. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2016.77.7.419. Female genital mutilation and reporting duties for all clinical personnel. Cropp G, Armstrong J ABSTRACT Female genital mutilation is illegal. It is now mandatory for health-care professionals to report female genital mutilation to the police. Professionals caring for women and girls of all ages must understandContinue reading “Female genital mutilation and reporting duties for all clinical personnel”
Fighting to combat FGM
Nurs Times. 2016 Jun 22-28;112(25):26. Fighting to combat FGM. Cordova S EXTRACT Joanne McEwan is truly applying her knowledge to help women affected by FGM Joanne McEwan plays many roles in her daily life – nurse, mother, and health visitor in the community of Oxfordshire, to name a few. Her schedule is already full, but that hasn’tContinue reading “Fighting to combat FGM”
Educating about female genital mutilation.
Educ Prim Care. 2016 Oct 28:1-4. [Epub ahead of print] Educating about female genital mutilation. Holmes V, Farrington R, Mulongo P Female genital mutilation (FGM) is illegal in the UK but nevertheless practised in some immigrant communities. Effective educational approaches are required to inform policy and to direct resources, often in the voluntary sector. TheContinue reading “Educating about female genital mutilation.”
Female genital mutilation: the role of medical professional organizations
Int Urogynecol J. 2016 Nov 17. [Epub ahead of print] Female genital mutilation: the role of medical professional organizations Bazi T ABSTRACT Female genital mutilation (FGM) refers to alteration of the external genitalia of girls without medical benefit. It is estimated by United Nations agencies that 200 million living girls and women have been subjectedContinue reading “Female genital mutilation: the role of medical professional organizations”
Uncertain future for initiative against FGM in the UK
Lancet. 2016 Jul 23;388(10042):326. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31147-3. Uncertain future for initiative against FGM in the UK Devi S SUMMARY Activists say that a community-based programme to tackle female genital mutilation in the UK needs support from central or local government to continue. Sharmila Devi reports. This article can be accessed in this LINK
Between Moral Relativism and Moral Hypocrisy: Reframing the Debate on “FGM”
Kennedy Inst Ethics J. 2016 Jun;26(2):105-44. doi: 10.1353/ken.2016.0009. Between Moral Relativism and Moral Hypocrisy: Reframing the Debate on “FGM” Earp BD ABSTRACT The spectrum of practices termed “Female Genital Mutilation” (or FGM) by the World Health Organization is sometimes held up as a counterexample to moral relativism. Those who advance this line of thought suggestContinue reading “Between Moral Relativism and Moral Hypocrisy: Reframing the Debate on “FGM””
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