J Adolesc Health. 2017 Oct;61(4S):S35-S41. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2017.03.014. Adolescent and Parental Reactions to Puberty in Nigeria and Kenya: A Cross-Cultural and Intergenerational Comparison. Bello BM, Fatusi AO, Adepoju OE, Maina BW, Kabiru CW, Sommer M, Mmari K. ABSTRACT PURPOSE: This qualitative study assesses the cross-cultural and intergenerational reactions of young adolescents and parents to puberty inContinue reading “Adolescent and Parental Reactions to Puberty in Nigeria and Kenya: A Cross-Cultural and Intergenerational Comparison.”
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Reconciling female genital circumcision with universal human rights
Dev World Bioeth. 2017 Sep 18. doi: 10.1111/dewb.12173. [Epub ahead of print] Reconciling female genital circumcision with universal human rights Gordon JS ABSTRACT One of the most challenging issues in cross-cultural bioethics concerns the long-standing socio-cultural practice of female genital circumcision (FGC), which is prevalent in many African countries and the Middle East as wellContinue reading “Reconciling female genital circumcision with universal human rights”
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””
‘Gosh’: A cross-cultural encounter with a Somali woman, a male interpreter and a gynecologist on female genital cutting/mutilation.
Patient Educ Couns. 2014 Aug 28. pii: S0738-3991(14)00363-2. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2014.08.014. [Epub ahead of print] ‘Gosh’: A cross-cultural encounter with a Somali woman, a male interpreter and a gynecologist on female genital cutting/mutilation. Schuster S. ABSTRACT I saw the woman for the first time on the gynecological emergency at a Swiss University Women’s Hospital. She wasContinue reading “‘Gosh’: A cross-cultural encounter with a Somali woman, a male interpreter and a gynecologist on female genital cutting/mutilation.”
FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION IN SPAIN: POSSIBILITIES OF PREVENTION IN THE AREAS OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES
Migraciones. 2006, 19, 189-217 [Female genital mutilation in Spain: Possibilities of prevention in the areas of primary health care, education and social services] [Article in Spanish] Kaplan A, Torán P, Bermúdez K and Castany MJ EXTRACT … En muchos países del África subsahariana la realización de mutilaciones genitales femeninas (MGF) es una práctica habitual, en el contextoContinue reading “FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION IN SPAIN: POSSIBILITIES OF PREVENTION IN THE AREAS OF PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES”
Human rights for women: the ethical and legal discussion about Female Genital Mutilation in Germany in comparison with other Western European countries
Med Health Care Philos. 2010 Aug;13(3):269-78. doi: 10.1007/s11019-010-9245-4. Human rights for women: the ethical and legal discussion about Female Genital Mutilation in Germany in comparison with other Western European countries. Krása K. Institut für Geschichte und Ethik der Medizin, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Glueckstr. 10, 91054, Erlangen, Germany. kerstin.krasa@ethik.med.uni-erlangen.de ABSTRACT Within Western European countries the number ofContinue reading “Human rights for women: the ethical and legal discussion about Female Genital Mutilation in Germany in comparison with other Western European countries”
Comparative Study of Meanings, Beliefs, and Practices of Female Circumcision Among Three Nigerian Tribes in the United States and Nigeria
J Transcult Nurs. April 2004 15: 103-113 Comparative Study of Meanings, Beliefs, and Practices of Female Circumcision Among Three Nigerian Tribes in the United States and Nigeria Prisca O. Anuforo, Lola Oyedele, Dula F. Pacquiao, Kean University ABSTRACT The study was conducted to gain insight into the meanings, beliefs, and practices of female circumcision among three Nigerian tribes inContinue reading “Comparative Study of Meanings, Beliefs, and Practices of Female Circumcision Among Three Nigerian Tribes in the United States and Nigeria”
Judging the Other: Responding to Traditional Female Genital Surgeries
Hastings Center Report. Article first published online: 23 MAR 2012. DOI: 10.2307/3527930. May-June 1996 26(3)31–40, Judging the Other: Responding to Traditional Female Genital Surgeries Sandra D. Lane and Robert A. Rubinstein ABSTRACT Western feminists, physicians, and ethicists condemn the traditional genital surgeries performed on women in some non-Western cultures. But coming to moral judgment is not the end of theContinue reading “Judging the Other: Responding to Traditional Female Genital Surgeries”
[Female sexual dysfunctions: myths, realities and perspectives].
Encephale. 2010 Oct;36(5):357-8. Epub 2010 Jan 27. [Female sexual dysfunctions: myths, realities and perspectives]. [Article in French] Douki Dedieu S. No abstract is available for this article. This article can be purchased in this LINK
Knowledge of female genital cutting and experience with women who are circumcised: a survey of nurse-midwives in the United States.
J Midwifery Womens Health. 2010 Jan-Feb;55(1):46-54. Knowledge of female genital cutting and experience with women who are circumcised: a survey of nurse-midwives in the United States. Hess RF, Weinland J, Saalinger NM. Malone University, Canton, OH, USA. rfhess@researchforhealth.org ABSTRACT Thousands of women with a history of female genital cutting (FGC) have immigrated to the UnitedContinue reading “Knowledge of female genital cutting and experience with women who are circumcised: a survey of nurse-midwives in the United States.”
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