by LP | Sep 1, 2020 | Medicalization of FGM
Medicalization of FGM Plastic surgery and social pressure There was widespread discussion amongst our members on the issue of genital plastic surgery which is freely available to adult women and which is becoming increasingly popular in Europe and North America. While...
by LP | Sep 1, 2020 | MAINSTREAMING OF FGM
MAINSTREAMING OF FGM Nigeria: Trying to integrate FGM into the media Nigeria lacks media engagement on Female Genital Mutilation and journalists have little interest in the subject, resulting in few opportunities for affected girls and women to testify in the...
by LP | Sep 1, 2020 | ALTERNATIVE RITES OF PASSAGE
ALternative rites of passage The Guideline for Conducting an Alternative Rite of Passage In July 2018 the Anti-FGM Board and the Kenyan ministry of public service, youth and gender affairs published a Guideline for Conducting an Alternative Rite of Passage. It...
by LP | Aug 31, 2020 | Medicalization of FGM
Medicalization of FGM Opposition to medicalisation Various arguments are put forth by detractors of medicalisation of Female Genital Mutilation. This is a practice against which the opposition is almost unanimous as we can see through the statements of various...
by LP | Aug 31, 2020 | Medicalization of FGM
Medicalization of FGM How do we explain the medicalization? To understand why medicalization is spreading, it is important to understand the arguments of people, including health professionals, in favour of the practice. The “lesser harm” solution: In...
