Harm Reduction

Punishment of Minor Female Genital Ritual Procedures: Is the Perfect the Enemy of the Good?

Dev World Bioeth. 2017;17(2):134–140. Punishment of Minor Female Genital Ritual Procedures: Is the Perfect the Enemy of the Good? Jacobs AJ, Arora KS ABSTRACT Female genital alteration (FGA) is any cutting, removal or destruction of any part of the external female genitalia. Various FGA practices are common throughout the world. While most frequent in AfricaContinue reading “Punishment of Minor Female Genital Ritual Procedures: Is the Perfect the Enemy of the Good?”

Female genital mutilation and female genital schistosomiasis-bourouwel, the worm: Traditional belief or medical explanation for a cruel practice?

Midwifery, 2013, 29(8), 73-77 Female genital mutilation and female genital schistosomiasis-bourouwel, the worm: Traditional belief or medical explanation for a cruel practice? Wacker J, Zida A, Sitz C, Schweinfurth D, Briegel J ABSTRACT Female genital mutilation (FGM), defined as the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia for ritual or religious reasons, isContinue reading “Female genital mutilation and female genital schistosomiasis-bourouwel, the worm: Traditional belief or medical explanation for a cruel practice?”

Female genital cutting in Hargeisa, Somaliland: is there a move towards less severe forms?

Reprod Health Matters. 2014 May;22(43):169-77. doi: 10.1016/S0968-8080(14)43759-5. Female genital cutting in Hargeisa, Somaliland: is there a move towards less severe forms? Lunde IB, Sagbakken M. ABSTRACT According to several sources, little progress is being made in eliminating the cutting of female genitalia. This paper, based on qualitative interviews and observations, explores perceptions of female genitalContinue reading “Female genital cutting in Hargeisa, Somaliland: is there a move towards less severe forms?”

E-solidarity, a means of fighting against FGM (Female Genital Mutilation)

Education and the Knowledge Society. IFIP International Federation for Information Processing. 2005, 161: 231-236. E-solidarity, a means of fighting against FGM (Female Genital Mutilation) Corsini-Karagouni A ABSTRACT This project aims to contribute to the eradication of the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) throughout the Maasailand in Kenya in agreement with the World Health Organisation (WHO) policyContinue reading “E-solidarity, a means of fighting against FGM (Female Genital Mutilation)”