Female genital mutilation
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female-genital-mutilation-169-2651888
title:
Female genital mutilation
text:
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is the ritual cutting or removal of some or all of the vulva. The prevalence of FGM varies worldwide, but is majorly present in some countries of Africa, Asia and the Middle East, and within their diasporas. As of 2024, UNICEF estimates that worldwide 230 million girls and women had been subjected to one or more types of FGM. Typically carried out by a traditional circumciser using a blade, FGM is conducted from days after birth to puberty and beyond. In half of t
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description:
Ritual cutting or removal of some or all of the vulva
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_genital_mutilation
date created:
2001-10-26T00:11:59Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T07:05:17Z
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