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Chapter 47 1. Part 1) Describe either human male or the human female reproductive structures and their functions. Part 2) Define the hormones involved and the events that take place during the human female menstrual cycle. The human female reproductive systems function is for human reproduction which is made up of internal and external sex organs. The human female reproductive system includes the breasts, vagina, vulva, fallopian tubes, ovaries, uterus, and mammary glands. Each of these organs

female undergoes circumcision. Female circumcision is a process of which various alterations to her genital area. is occurred during anytime in a girl’s life once she is born until she reaches puberty. She may just have part of her clitoris removed or she may have her clitoris, labia minora, and labia majora removed. All of this is done so she can

Considering the fact that Relativism forsakes “the search for an ethical theory” (Mosser, 2010, p. 50), and states more accurately that “we should recognize that there are no universal or general ethical standards, that one's ethical view is relative to one's culture, society, tradition, religion, worldview, or even one's own individual values” (Mosser, 2010, p. 50), and In light of the fact that Relativists see things in accordance to culture, genders, religion, and so on; they appear “to allow

Imagine being, forced down and having a sacred body part cut off, without any anesthetics or hope for any health benefit just because a cultural belief permits it. This is the nonconsensual fate of innocent women worldwide that are victims of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). FGM, often referred to as female circumcision, is where the woman's outer gential parts are partially or completely cut off and the vaginal opening is then sewned together. FGM is an international issue as a violation of the

The essay “Gonad the Barbarian and the Venus Flytrap: Portraying the Female and Male Orgasm” by Anne McClintock, argues that the portrayal of male and female sexual pleasure varies between the two. Not only are they portrayed in different ways, but the way that they’re seen socially and historically is also different (McClintock). McClintock argues that the denial of orgasms for women is not because they lack the ability to, but because of views of gender. McClintock wants to expose the reader to

It includes the partial or total removal of the clitoris,which is composed of sensitive erectile tissue, and clitoral prepuce otherwise known as the hood. (Gale: Global Issues in Context) Type 2.) Intermediate: This form is often referred to as excision. It includes the partial or complete removal of the clitoris, clitoral prepuce, and some or all of the labia minora and often some or all of the labia majora. The labia minora and

In the United States, there are many laws that protect and support the choice and free will of its people. Broadly speaking, you get to choose what you wear, who you worship; if you choose to at all, and finally what happens to your own body. However, that is not the case for many foreign regions, such as the twenty eight African countries where FGM has a major impact, along with certain parts of Asia and the Middle East, where the practice of FGM or (Female Genitalia Mutilation) takes place (Yasin

Genital mutilation, predominantly female gender mutilation has become a serious perplexing matter and dilemma that a majority of young women around the world are facing. Although both genders are disturbed by genital mutilation, it primarily affects infants up until women that are twenty-five years of age. Genital mutilation is frequently performed in about twenty-five African countries. Genital mutilation is communal and expressed in Somalia, Mali, Egypt, Sudan, etc. Genital mutilation is predominant

FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION AND ITS ETHICAL ISSUES A Research Paper Presented to Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Colleges General Santos City In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements For Philo 3 Vinna P. Boholst Glicen Lou L. Monton Patrick L. Villas March 2012 Table of Contents PAGE TITLE PAGE i CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1 Statement of the Problem 2 Scope and Limitation of the Study 3 Definition of Terms 3 II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

the Middle East. According to Loretta Kopelman, there are over 80 million women who have had some variation of this procedure. Female circumcision is categorized into three types; Type one is the complete or partial removal of the clitoris, type two removes the clitoris completely as well as some of the labia minora, and type three is known as Infibulation, the sewing shut of the vulva leaving only a hole big enough for urine and menstrual blood to pass, after