Motivations and Beliefs

Female Genital Mutilation comprises all procedures involving the removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non- ... Feb 2, 2020 ... Narrowing of the vaginal opening with the creation of a covering seal by cutting and appositioning the labia minora or labia majora with or ... FGM involves four different types of procedures that remove all or part of a female's external genitalia and is not medically or religiously mandated. Female Genital Cutting (FGC), Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), female circumcison or khatna. Female genital cutting involves the partial or total removal of ... ... FGM') is 'self-evident,' meaning that the 'absence of particularized findings' about the commercial nature of FGM in the predecessor statute did not 'call ... UNFPA is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. Our mission is to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe. Feb 6, 2019 ... Female genital mutilation, or FGM for short, is the deliberate cutting or removal of a female's external genitalia. Female genital mutilation (FGM). The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines female genital mutilation as “all procedures that involve partial or total removal ... The WHO FGM Cost Calculator has two primary functions. It estimates the current and projected financial health care costs associated with FGM in specific ... Jan 22, 2025 ... Female genital mutilation (FGM), also known as female genital cutting and female circumcision, is the partial or full cutting of a girl's clitoris and labia, ...