The term is clitorectomy and is NOT the same as male circumcision. As much as I don't think male circumcision is necessary, the practice of removing a female's privy parts means a woman can't experience sexual pleasure, the way she would if she hadn't had the procedure done.
It's barbaric and wrong and is part of a practice that doesn't believe in rights for women or children, one I cannot agree with.
That said, I think the fact that it is being practiced in Australia is a moral dilemma at best. Medical professionals are ensuring the babies are having this procedure done in the best possible conditions, when they will have it anyway, under horrific conditions.
I wouldn't be able to assist in this, as a nurse though.
emmalou*
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The term is clitorectomy and is NOT the same as male circumcision. As much as I don't think male circumcision is necessary, the practice of removing a female's privy parts means a woman can't experience sexual pleasure, the way she would if she hadn't had the procedure done.
It's barbaric and wrong and is part of a practice that doesn't believe in rights for women or children, one I cannot agree with.
That said, I think the fact that it is being practiced in Australia is a moral dilemma at best. Medical professionals are ensuring the babies are having this procedure done in the best possible conditions, when they will have it anyway, under horrific conditions.
I wouldn't be able to assist in this, as a nurse though.