Tag: HSCIC FGM data
FGM: the reality refuses to live up to the scaremongering
A new dataset on female genital mutilation (FGM) in the UK,
Read MoreNHS FGM enhanced dataset: concerns continue
The Department of Health continues to ignore
Read MoreIs collecting FGM/C patient identifiable data ethical?
There are no accurate figures for women and girls who’ve undergone FGM/C in Britain or elsewhere.
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@MaryKenny4 @AnnFuredi I thought @AnnFuredi addressed that point well in this podcast. podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0…
Allan J Jacobs @globaldiscourse shows how understanding of the anatomy of female/male bodies can contribute to debates about circumcision: anatomical differences make female circumcision dangerous in infancy and male circumcision safest in infancy. bristoluniversitypressdigital…
In this @globaldiscourse essay, @briandavidearp shows how he and Rick Shweder agree on the presence of double standards but depart in their normative conclusions, with Earp rejecting all medically unnecessary medical cutting of children. bristoluniversitypressdigital…
Here, Drs Ahmadu and Kamau analyse the paradox of the treatment of @FGC in #Kenyan law, in which legislation appears to privilege gender-confirming surgery in a cultural context with less fluid gender norms. ingentaconnect.com/content/bu…
@KonstantinKisin I was offered but refused it, so there...