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What is Female Genital Cutting (FGC)?
Female genital cutting means cutting, removing, or sewing closed some or all of a girl’s or woman’s private parts. FGC can also be called female circumcision, female genital mutilation, “khatna” or khafd”, or “tahor.” FGC can go by many other names that are not listed here.
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FGC is against the law in Michigan
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Who does FGC and why
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Many countries oppose FGC and have laws that ban it
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Health risks
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Beliefs vs. Facts about FGC
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Where can I get support to recover from or avoid FGC?
References:
Female Genital Cutting: A Fact Sheet. Office of Women’s Health; US Dept. of Health & Human Services, https://bit.ly/2lW51bF; retrieved January 2018.
Khatna, Khafz or Female Genital Cutting; Sahiyo, www.sahiyo.com; retrieved April 2018.
What Is Female Genital Mutilation (FGM?); Forward Youth; www.forwardyouth.org.uk; retrieved April 2018.
Female Genital Mutilation Fact Sheet; World Health Organization (WHO); https://bit.ly/2V6Bp24; retrieved September 2017.
Michigan Compiled Laws; www.legistaure.mi.gov; retrieved October 2017.
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