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Female genital cutting (FGC) refers to amputation of any part of the female genitalia for cultural rather than medical reasons, not including genital modification of intersexuals or gender reassignment surgery. Most Human rights organizations in the West, Africa, and Asia consider female genital cutting rituals a violation of women's human rights. Among these groups and governments, they are regarded as unacceptable and illegal forms of body modification and mutilation of those believed to ...
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Circumcision Organizations
- National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/
- Medline Plus http://medlineplus.gov/
- National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/
- Nemours Foundation http://www.Nemours.org
- Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nichd.nih.gov/
- National Center for Health Statistics
- American Academy of Family Physicians http://www.aafp.org/
- American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.aap.org/
- National Women's Health Information Center, OWH, HHS http://www.4woman.gov/
- Cleveland Clinic http://www.clevelandclinic.org
Resources
- Adult Circumcision (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- American Academy of Pediatrics
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