female circumcision

noun

1. clitoridectomy.

Example Sentences

Although an autopsy is still being conducted to establish the cause of her death, many people have linked it to FGM, or female circumcision, a cultural practice outlawed in the West African state.

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Doctors for one patient described the stitching as “the equivalent of a female circumcision,” the lawsuit said.

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Somalia tops the list of countries where the practice, also known as female circumcision, is prevalent, with 99% of the female population between the ages of 15 and 49 having been circumcised.

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“She has employed her many positions of authority to argue passionately that female circumcision is against the teachings of Islam, and deeply harmful to women.”

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He publicly denounced the World Bank's structural adjustment programmes, banned female circumcision and polygamy, and was one of the first African leaders to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS.

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