Female Genital Mutilation

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The paper shows that while women are being given more rights as time goes on and their contribution to the world continues to be spotlighted, there is one area in which women are still being treated in a barbaric fashion. The act of female genital mutilation has continued in many nations regardless of the worldwide cry for it to cease. It discusses how Africa insists on continuing the practice at all costs, despite the public attention it has achieved. The paper argues that African female genital mutilation has a negative impact on society not only in Africa but worldwide. The practice causes humiliation, submissiveness, infection and in some cases death.

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"There are many negative health risks associated with this practice including bleeding, pain, infection, acute urine retention, and injury to adjacent tissue. In addition there is always the risk of the transmission of blood born diseases such as AIDS or hepatitis B when non sterile instruments are used for the procedure. Given the often unsterile conditions that the procedure is performed with there is always the risk of infection and infection brings with it fever, soreness, and sometimes death. Infection can also be the root cause of gangrene, tetanus and a failure of the wound to heal which leads to the woman becoming disabled."

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