Female genital mutilation (FGM), also known as female genital cutting (FGC) and female circumcision (FC), is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as "all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons."[1] It is practiced mainly in 28 countries in western, eastern, and north-eastern Africa, particularly Egypt and Ethiopia, and in parts of Asia and the Middle East.[3] The WHO estimates that 140 million women and girls around the world have experienced it, including 101 million in Africa.[1]
Posted on: Thu, 22 Aug 2013 16:07:09 +0000