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    forcing them to do that because of their culture it might affect harm to their physical health and psychological to who have performed. Female Genital Cutting to be mutilation need to be consider because it's a big major concern to me. female circumcision and children can be die cause of infection or permanent health problems as well as severe pain and bleeding, can affect all part of the genitals, difficult

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    As far as male circumcision goes, the Bible is very clear that he should be circumcised on the 8th day. Modern, or at least more modern, studies have showed that it is only on the 8th day that a baby’s body can physically clot. Therefore the wait period for circumcision is also well supported by modern practices. It only took us a few hundred years to prove God’s wisdom. Furthermore, circumcisions prevent UTI’s later in life, as well as the lower rates

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    girl or woman from any of these cultures that practice Female circumcision they will tell you that it is their cultural and a social aspects that they will do to their daughters in order for them to remain a virgin and be acceptable to a husband regardless of the risks of death at the time of the circumcision or during birth when they have to be cut in order to do so. When it becomes time for these girls to undergo their circumcision they are not to show any signs of cowardice, such as crying out

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    different ways of saying FGM may confuse some, but they all mean the same thing. Starting off being called female circumcision didn’t last long. People were often very confused because male and female have very different health implications. One major different between the two is that male circumcision is used for health benefits, whereas females suffer for no reason. It is rarely called circumcision anymore for that reason. After being changed to female genital mutilation, many thought it was implying people

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    Janet Reimer gave birth to identical twins, Bruce and Brian. During a circumcision, Bruce penis was badly severed and could not be repaired surgically. The penis was severed by an electric burning device. During the Reimers search for answers on what to do about the severed penis, the family heard of Dr. John Money. Dr. John Money was the only one that seemed as if he had the answers the family wanted to hear. He convinced the family that Bruce could be raised as a girl by having reconstructive surgery

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    The River Between, by Ngugi wa Thiong'o

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    when they took a journey out to the sacred grove to talk about Waiyaki’s next step after his circumcision event of becoming a man. Waiyaki even felt that “Chege had laid his bare soul for a second” (59) to tell him about his main goal on that journey. On the other hand, Joshua, his is shown as strict and very close to the “white men religion.” He is against his old ways and the tribe ways, such as circumcision of males and females. He has two daughters, Nyambura and Muthoni. Nyambura is obedient to

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    mothers to evaluate circumcisions for the infant with the father, and grandparents on an interpersonal level. Intrapersonally, mother’s are uncertain of infant circumcision therefore they seek guidance from family members. When the decision for infant circumcision is made, fathers and grandparents are typically absence. This causes either delays the procedure or for the infant to bypass the procedure completely. In response to these findings, the Lesotho Ministry of Health (MOH) partnered with

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    and the Middle East. An estimated 200 million and counting have been victims of this practice (UNICEF New York, 2016). In the past 20 years the tradition of female circumcision has received a lot of attention from the public and mass media and has been at the center or controversial debate (Kalev, 2004). Why? Because female circumcision is extremely detrimental to a female’s health as it causes long-term and short-term health complications and psychological damage to the victim. This research paper

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    Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) has often been viewed as a rite of passage for women in various countries within Africa, South America, the Middle East and Asia. However, due to societal norms and pressures, whether it based in culture or religion, forces women to partake in a practice that has serious health risks and takes away the rights of women who believe they have no other choice. The Universal Declaration of Human rights are applicable to all member states including most of the countries

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