Female Circumcision Analysis

In the story written by Frances A. Althaus’s “Female Circumcision: Rite of Passage or Violation of Rights? She explores female circumcision within African Culture and the health complications after the ritual is completed. Female circumcision is the practice of partial or total removal of the female external vaginal area and is still practiced in several countries today , dut was ruled as illegal in America in 1997. Females did not have the option to chose if they wanted to have the procedure performed, mothers often made that decision for them. The practice is to transition a girl into womanhood and to ensure that virginity is not lost before marriage, prevention of infidelity and

Thesis: Female Genital Circumcision is a cultural procedure that is performed on young girls for a variety of reasons. Members of this culture chose to continue these traditions because they believe they will gain sociological, health and marriage benefits for their daughters, ensuring these young girls a better future is mandatory.

In an extensive article, by Richard Griffith he reinstates information from the WHO Organization that “It is estimated that 100–140 million girls and women worldwide are currently living with the consequences of female genital mutilation (FGM).” (World Health organization, 2008). It is a horrible practice in which young females between the ages of infant and fifteen years of age, undergo a surgery for the alteration, removal or partial removal of their genitalia for religious or cultural reasoning’s. If that isn’t terrifying enough, understand that this takes place against the will of the receiving party. This is reason by itself, along with many reasons to stands up against FGM, as it should be outlawed entirely. But, before we can establish the barrier between necessary and criminal in discussion with this topic, we must look at the research and history of this practice, and let the statistics speak for its self.

Gibeau, Anne M. 1998. "Female Genital Mutilation: When a Cultural Practice Generates Clinical and Ethical Dilemmas." Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing 27 (1): 85-91.

Also after reading this it makes me wonder what else is going on around the world to find something as vulgar and painful as this going on in one area. This makes you question human abilities and traditions of other countries and basic human rights mainly for women. Female circumcision is just one of the things that is going around the world that is a tradition that is painful I'm sure there's more painful and equally disgraceful methods of “torture”. There are many points in this essay that made think about people's well-being. Obviously the pain they had to go through was very shocking but also how poor leave the women were being treated when they wanted to get it changed. One of the points that interest me that was all so shocking boys when they went into the detail of the circumcisions how they are “three different types” that you can do when you get a circumcision. Another part that interests me was when they are working for change there's many different types of ways that governments and individuals in these areas for work to try to get this band or changed from their

Once upon a time in a land not so far away, a bouncing baby boy was born. His mother and father fawned over his features, from his bald little head to his tiny wrinkled feet. After speaking on the perfection of the entirety his existence, they pass the baby boy off to a nurse who brings him to a table where he is tied down and mutilated against his will with little to no anesthesia. The doctor performing the operation will say, “he will not even know it is happening,” while the baby screams his head off. After having a perfectly natural piece of his genitalia removed, he will be returned to the arms of his parents. This is the reality for 58% (BabyCenter) of the 2 million or so (NICHD) boys born in the United States every year. Circumcision is an unnecessary procedure that violates the rights of boys.

Everyone has their own perspectives on things and practice certain actions differently. After reading Martha Nussbaunm's piece made me realize how few other cultures deal with difficult circumstances. Female genital mutilation violates human rights regardless of what country you are from, what culture you are and what you practice in my opinion. Males and females are made exceedingly opposite within private parts so I agree and object to "female circumcision". Doing certain activities comes with dangerous health risks and and ultimately untimely deaths. That was the outcome these young woman faced in Fauziya's hometown. They were forced into this practice and own choice to protect their dignity was denied in which moral respect for others were

Female Genital Mutilation, is a topic which has caused many controversies worldwide. Female Genital Mutilation is a tradition since antiquity, which occurs in twenty eight countries in Africa, and among certain communities in the Middle East, and Asia. The latitude of this issue is massive. The United Nations estimates that this practice has been performed on about 140 million females, who encounter immediate complications of shock, infections, damage to the urethra, scar formation, tetanus, bladder infections, HIV, along with long -term complications that lead to death (Lauren V, 2011). It is estimated that 3 million girls are at risk annually! During this paper, I will discuss in depth the two ethical theories (Deontology and Utilitarianism). These ethical theories will be a guide, to help understand the moral issues of Female Mutilation, and whether one can view female mutilation to be right or wrong. Aside from the ethical theories, I

However, this tradition has been embedded so deeply into the minds of these people that they would not accept anything that would go against it. Their arguments for defending their cultural practice is that it keeps their girls “pure” and worthy of the bride price placed upon them, to which they have absolutely no say in (246). What this means for the young girls is that if they have not been circumcised before, they will experience the practice once a man chooses them for their bride. It also means that since most girls get little education, they are mostly valued for reproducing and labor work, which the bride price basically gives the husband’s family full control over her (246). These young girls/women are no longer a person—a human being—in this tradition: she is more like an object. They see it as their way of life, not knowing how they have been reduced to nothing other than a

Part A: Explain, from the perspective of a girl in a culture who participates in this ritual, one reason why they would agree to participate in female circumcision. So in essence, I want you to be culturally relativistic and use what you have learned this week to explain why young women still do this. Use what you’ve learned in the lecture, film, or readings.

"I remember the blade. How it shone! There was a woman kneeling over me with the knife. I bit her; it was all I could do. Then three women came to hold me down. One of them sat on my chest. I bit her with all my might." These words reflect Banassiri Sylla’s account of her experience undergoing female circumcision, also known as female genital mutilation (FGM), at the young age of eight in the Ivory Coast. This disturbing description of her struggle makes it hard to understand why any culture could support such a practice. Yet, it is estimated that about 132 million women and girls in about thirty African countries have undergone the same, or at least similar, cultural

I have heard about female circumcision but I have never seen it done. I was in a great shock while watching the girl being circumcised in the video shared by the professor. The female genital mutilation was done in an untidy environment, without anesthesia or antiseptic; and to see it done with unsterilized and sharp tool like razor blades was disheartening.

Female circumcision, also known as female genital mutilation (FGM), is a major topic in the feminist spotlight. Based solely on the difference between the descriptions of the topic (circumcision vs. mutilation), it is easy to see there is conflict of opinions about the ethics surrounding the practice. While male circumcision is often easily accepted in modern day society, female circumcision is not. The common stereotype is that female circumcision is performed as a male dominance practice (Vestbostad & Blystad, 2014), however, there are many alternate traditions surrounding the practice. Therefore, I will investigate both sides of the story: the religious/traditional outlook, feminist/human rights outlook and why concern is placed on female circumcision over male.

I agree with you. Female circumcision is a violation on human rights, especially when it is done without the consent of the person undergoing the procedure. I feel out of cultural custom, if a young women wants this procedure done then that is fine as well yet, it should at least be done by a trained professional. In efforts to prevent infection and abnormal side effects that can be fatal for this particular individuals future, the procedure should be discussed in details about the health risks that can be applied later on. I also think that parents should not enforced this procedure on their children because that can cause the experience to be

Imagine this! Being either a young girl or a woman forcefully bound against your will while elders perform a procedure called Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The young girls and women who are forced to have this procedure done not only loses their rights to sexual pleasure but their rights are sliced, chopped, punctured, and finally burnt away. Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) otherwise known as Female Genital Circumcision (FGC) is also a controversial topic in Western societies. This paper will examine the history of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), hegemonic perspective on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), health consequences of having this procedure done, how Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) affects women’s sexual function, and women who