genital mutilation

noun

1. any type of cutting or removal of all or some of the genital organs, especially excision of the clitoris.

Example Sentences

Genital mutilation is practiced in various forms across the African continent, from Nigeria to Somalia.

From The Daily Beast

Genital mutilation, for example, is not a just a medical problem but a legal problem.

From The Daily Beast

Those are also the culprits in her other lifelong cause: ending the practice now called Female Genital Mutilation.

From The Daily Beast