by LP | Sep 1, 2020 | Medicalization of FGM
Medicalization of FGM What can be done ? To be able to combat the increasing medicalization of Female Genital Mutiliation, it is first necessary to understand why health personnel agree to perform such an act … (1, 2) They belong to a community that practices FGM and...
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 | 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...
