Word info

genital mutilation

Noun

Meaning

genital mutilation (countable and uncountable, plural genital mutilations)

The complete amputation or partial cutting of the external genitalia of either gender; abbreviated GM. [from 20th c.]

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Of the genital mutilation community the same can be said. Christopher Hitchens

Because women and girls are not valued equally as human beings, they are treated as less than such. Female genital mutilation is one example of this that has to be stopped. Waris Dirie

Female genital mutilation targets little girls, baby girls - fragile angels who are helpless, who cannot fight back. It's a crime against a child, a crime against humanity. It's abuse. It's absolutely criminal and we have to stop it. Waris Dirie

The real reasons for genital mutilation can only be understood in the context of the "patriarchy": men must control women's bodies as the means of production, and thus repress the independent power of women's sexuality. Gloria Steinem

Canada firmly and unequivocally denounces female genital mutilation. No woman or girl - anywhere in the world - should ever live in fear of physical or psychological harm. Justin Trudeau

Also, Mrs Deborah Collins, the state Chairperson, International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), said that the eventual adoption of the law will help tackle issues relating to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Source: Internet

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