Medics, survivors and campaigners are calling for more to be done to stop female genital mutilation (FGM). A lead midwife at a London hospital said she was treating about six women a week for the ...

Let us not kid ourselves into thinking of FGM as a neutral or positive cultural practice: girls hemorrhage to death, and endure crippling infections for months or years after the cut. Even when the ...

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For decades, Kenya has been at the forefront of the global fight against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), making commendable progress in reducing prevalence rates. However, a new challenge is emerging ...

If knives are to be held to a child’s genitals, a thorough discussion better take place first. The dialogue about female “circumcision” — or genital mutilation — has amplified over the past few years.

Despite concerted efforts by the government to end female genital mutilation (FGM), the practice is still rife among the Kuria of Migori County. Preparations for the rites set for December began as ...

CAIRO (AP) — She remembers it all: How female relatives held her down when she was 11, legs spread and genitals exposed. The fear that stiffened her body. The stranger in black holding the scissors.

SERREKUNDA, Gambia — On the day her daughter was born, Fatou Saho swore from her hospital bed that she would never subject the girl to female genital cutting, a practice that Fatou and three-quarters ...

Jan 7 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The United States has strengthened a ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) by imposing tougher penalties and making prosecutions easier - a step campaigners hope ...