FGM
The Deeply Rooted Parallels Between Female Genital Mutilation and Breast Implantation
by Marianne Møllmann, Amnesty International
January 10, 2012 - 9:55pm (Print)
FGM is often justified with direct reference to fixed gender roles, how women "should" be and the possibilities for financial security FGM supposedly affords. Breast augmentation surgery is carried out for similar reasons with similar risks and results. Both interventions have no discernible health benefits and have potentially negative impact on women’s sexual health, as well as a number of other potential serious health effects. How can we stop them?
"This One Will Not Be Cut:" How A Movement to End Female Genital Mutilation is Spreading Through Senegal
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
October 17, 2011 - 9:21am (Print)
A campaign to eradicate female genital mutilation has taken off in Senegal. What if, with the incredibly small sums of money needed by the United Nations campaign to fund these strategies across a continent, we could end FGM within the next ten to 15 years? Both UNICEF and UNFPA work to end FGM, though the GOP-led House of Representatives is seeking to eliminate funding for both.
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My Fantasy Testimony to the Republican House of Representatives about UNFPA Funding
reader diary by Jane Roberts, 34 Million Friends of UNFPA
February 23, 2011 - 2:43pm (Print)
I hope Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney puts this in the Congressional Record.
Forced Gential Mutilation of 120 Women and Girls in Uganda Sparks Public Debate
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
December 6, 2010 - 6:39pm (Print)
Forced mutilation of some 120 young women and girls in Uganda last week has sparked a public debate inside the country about the limitations of a new law and the politics behind the practice.
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Out of the Darkness of Centuries: Book Review
reader diary by Jane Roberts, 34 Million Friends of UNFPA
July 21, 2010 - 12:59pm (Print)
Find out what REALLY WORKS in improving reproductive health and women's empowerment around the world.
Historic Pledge Against Female Genital Cutting in Somalia
by Amie Newman
October 7, 2009 - 1:01pm (Print)
Colombia Confronts Female Genital Mutilation
by Angela Castellanos, RH Reality Check, Latin America
August 18, 2008 - 7:00am (Print)
