FGM/C Shifting Sands

Tag: ‘Girl’ includes ‘woman’

Women should be free to choose circumcision

Women should be free to choose circumcision

Published 21 December 2020

It’s generally accepted in the West that women are equal before the law and have bodily autonomy.

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Cardiff obsessed by FGM

Cardiff Somalis perplexed by FGM obsession

Published 21 November 2019

More than 70 feisty, vocal women, predominantly of Somali heritage,

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Despite CPS guidance the FGM law is racist

Despite CPS guidance FGM law remains racist

Published 23 October 2019

Race is the prism through which women and girls wanting female genital alterations

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We must be free to do what we like to our bodies

Why are specific women being denied bodily autonomy?

Published 28 August 2019

Outdated laws are punishing adults for consensual activities, from body modifications like re-infibulation to BDSM.

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