News from Female Genital Mutilation
Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Female Genital Mutilation, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 65 stories have been published about Female Genital Mutilation which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
Covered Most By
Suggest a source
Looking for a source we don't already have? Suggest one here.Top Female Genital Mutilation News
Latest News Stories
Female Genital Mutilation · SpainIt becomes one of the few autonomous regions that has these instruments, which are intended to help eradicate this practice of violence against women.See the Story
The Government of Castilla-La Mancha draws up a protocol and a guide for health action against female genital mutilation
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
United Nations · The GambiaRepealing ban would mean return of ‘one of the most pernicious forms of violence committed against women and children’A team of UN experts has urged Gambian lawmakers not to repeal a ban on female genital mutilation, saying such a move would set a dangerous global precedent.In a letter dated 8 April and made public on Thursday, the experts, led by Reem Alsalem, the UN special rapporteur on violence against women and girls, said allowing the unch…See the Story
‘Right to freedom from torture’: UN experts urge the Gambia not to decriminalise FGM
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
Female Genital Mutilation · AmsterdamThe Amsterdam UMC will investigate whether women who have been circumcised and therefore experience psychological or sexual problems can receive reconstruction surgery. Plastic surgeons and gynecologists want the surgery to be fully reimbursed for all complaints if it appears that the surgery helps. “The surgery is currently not reimbursed for women with mental health problems,” says lead researcher and gynecologist Emmy van den Boogaard. This d…See the Story
Amsterdam UMC begins research into reconstructive surgery for women with female genital mutilation
100% Right coverage: 1 sources
Female Genital Mutilation · The GambiaFGM is an awful custom. But how can Westerners criticise it when they freely allow abortion, euthanasia, and mutilating “gender-affirming” surgery in their own countries?See the Story
Where the Western Consensus on FGM Has Come Unstuck
100% Right coverage: 1 sources
Female Genital Mutilation · The GambiaThe Gambia's ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) since 2015 is under threat. Proposed changes before parliament could permit medicalized female genital cutting and allow it for consenting adults.See the Story
The Gambia may allow female genital mutilation again, another sign of a global trend eroding women's rights
100% Center coverage: 1 sources
Female Genital Mutilation · The GambiaThe Gambia's ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) since 2015 is under threat. Proposed changes before parliament could permit medicalised female genital cutting and allow it for consenting adults. This potential reversal has thrust the country into the global spotlight as the latest example of the backlash against gender equality. The Gambia is constitutionally secular, but Islamic fundamentalists in the country are known for attacks on religious minorities.See the Story
The Gambia may allow female genital mutilation again – another sign of a global trend eroding women’s rights
100% Center coverage: 1 sources
