BMJ. 2013 Dec 4;347:f7150. doi: 10.1136/bmj.f7150. Tackling female genital mutilation in the UK. Creighton SM, Liao LM. EXTRACT As a result of the diaspora of communities that practise female genital mutilation, many more women are now living with genital mutilation in the United Kingdom, and many more girls are at risk. The campaign to endContinue reading “Tackling female genital mutilation in the UK.”
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Female genital mutilation: a hidden epidemic (statement from the European Academy of Paediatrics).
Eur J Pediatr. 2013 Aug 28. [Epub ahead of print] Female genital mutilation: a hidden epidemic (statement from the European Academy of Paediatrics). Sauer PJ, Neubauer D. Beatrix Children Hospital/UMCG, PO BOX 30.001, 9700 RB, Groningen, The Netherlands, p.j.j.sauer@umcg.nl. ABSTRACT Female genital mutilation or female circumcision is frequently performed worldwide. It is estimated by theContinue reading “Female genital mutilation: a hidden epidemic (statement from the European Academy of Paediatrics).”
BMA backs police campaign against female genital mutilation.
BMJ. 2007 Jul 21;335(7611):116. BMA backs police campaign against female genital mutilation. Moszynski P. EXTRACT A crackdown on female genital mutilation has been launched by London’s Metropolitan Police in an attempt to protect the estimated 6500 girls it believes undergo the procedure each year in the United Kingdom. The BMA backed campaign, dubbed Operation Azure,Continue reading “BMA backs police campaign against female genital mutilation.”
Female genital mutilation: a global and local concern.
Pract Midwife. 2010 Apr;13(4):12-4. Female genital mutilation: a global and local concern. Momoh C. Guy’s and St. Thomas’s NHS Foundation Trust. No LINK is available to view this article online.
US paediatricians withdraw guidance on female genital cutting after criticisms.
BMJ. 2010 Jun 1;340:c2922. doi: 10.1136/bmj.c2922. US paediatricians withdraw guidance on female genital cutting after criticisms. Kmietowicz Z. EXTRACT The American Academy of Pediatrics has retracted its 2010 policy statement on female genital cutting after criticism and confirmed its opposition to all forms of mutilation, however minor. Last month the UK Royal College of ObstetriciansContinue reading “US paediatricians withdraw guidance on female genital cutting after criticisms.”
Virginity testing in South Africa: re-traditioning the postcolony.
Cult Health Sex. 2006 Jan-Feb;8(1):17-30. Virginity testing in South Africa: re-traditioning the postcolony. Vincent L. Department of Political and International Studies, Rhodes University, South Africa. L.Vincent@ru.ac.za ABSTRACT Umhlanga is a ceremony celebrating virginity. In South Africa, it is practiced, among others, by the Zulu ethnic group who live mainly in the province of KwaZulu Natal.Continue reading “Virginity testing in South Africa: re-traditioning the postcolony.”
Female genital mutilation: Australian law, policy and practical challenges for doctors.
Med J Aust. 2011 Feb 7;194(3):139-41. Female genital mutilation: Australian law, policy and practical challenges for doctors. Mathews B. Faculty of Law, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.b.mathews@qut.edu.au ABSTRACT The issue of whether medical practitioners should perform “ritual nicks” as a method of meeting demand for female genital mutilation (FGM) has recently been debatedContinue reading “Female genital mutilation: Australian law, policy and practical challenges for doctors.”
Why are current efforts to eliminate female circumcision in Ethiopia misplaced?
Cult Health Sex. 2012 Oct 2. [Epub ahead of print] Why are current efforts to eliminate female circumcision in Ethiopia misplaced? Boyden J. ABSTRACT This paper discusses the eradication challenges of female circumcision in Ethiopia. It argues that despite an overall decline in the practice nationally, eradication efforts have caused significant quandaries for girls andContinue reading “Why are current efforts to eliminate female circumcision in Ethiopia misplaced?”
Female genital mutilation and its prevention: a challenge for paediatricians.
Eur J Pediatr. 2009 Jan;168(1):27-33. Epub 2008 Apr 25. Female genital mutilation and its prevention: a challenge for paediatricians. Jaeger F, Caflisch M, Hohlfeld P. Service de Pédiatrie, Hôpital de Pourtalès, Rue de la Maladière 45, 2000, Neuchâtel, Switzerland. f.jaeger@gmx.ch ABSTRACT Female genital mutilation (FGM) is defined as an injury of the external female genitaliaContinue reading “Female genital mutilation and its prevention: a challenge for paediatricians.”
A step forward for opponents of female genital mutilation in Egypt
Lancet. 1997 jan;349(9045)129 – 130 A step forward for opponents of female genital mutilation in Egypt Abd El Hadi A Preview In July, 1996, a decree by the Egyptian Minister of Health, Dr Ismail Sallam, prohibited physicians from performing female genital mutilation in private or public health facilities. Despite the decree’s short-comings, opponents of suchContinue reading “A step forward for opponents of female genital mutilation in Egypt”
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