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Commentary In a controversial change to a longstanding policy concerning the practice of female circumcision in some African and Asian cultures, the American Academy of Pediatrics is suggesting that American doctors be given permission to perform a ceremonial pinprick or "nick" on girls from these cultures if it would keep their families from sending them overseas for the full circumcision. The academy's committee on bioethics, in a policy statement last week, said some pediatricians had suggested that current federal law, which "makes criminal any nonmedicai procedure performed on the genitals" of a girl in the United States, has had the unintended consequence of driving some families to take their daughters to other countries to undergo mutilation.
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[...] Aldeeb finds that it comes down to human rights. Methinks they protest too much! [...] reading between the lines, they are evidently twisting their respondents' words to make them conform sufficiently with their feminist shibboleths.
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People have so many compelling arguments for male circumcision, that I can't help but wonder why girls can't enjoy the same benefits! I'm not talking about sewing up the vagina or removing the clitoris or anything, but a little snip-snip could surely tidy things up! Why aren't more women going all mama bear on people's asses for this?! Why aren't more men standing up and demanding the rights and protection they and their sons deserve?! The public would be in an absolute uproar if a parent wanted to so much as put a paper cut in their daughter's pants! Many people are still uneducated about the realities of male genital mutilation masquerading as a "simple and beneficial medical procedure".
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Female circumcision causes needless suffering to many infants and young girls. The origins of circumcision in male-dominated societies and possible means to stop the practice of female circumcision are presented.
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By Faith Karimi CNN December 12, 2009 www.cnn.com The Ugandan parliament unanimously passed a bill banning female genital mutilation, a traditional rite that has sparked an international outcry and is practiced in some African and Asian communities.
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The full 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will not review the asylum case of a woman whose father has said he will bring her back to Senegal, circumcise her and marry her off to a much older man. The court, which is authorized to have 15 judges but currently has only 10, split 5-5 Monday on whether to rehear the case en banc. The tie means Francoise A. Gomis, whose asylum petition was denied by three-judge panel in July, will not get a rehearing.
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Several pieces expand upon the growing literature rightfully denouncing the late Fran Hosken, founder of Women's International Network, for her uniquely intemperate and bombastic anti-female genital cutting (FGC) books. Francoise Lionnet regrettably attempts to insulate male circumcision from legal liability in France due to its "cultural acceptance," a misguided attempt that has absolutely no basis in the law and represents a glaring non sequitur.
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In reference to the kirpan, a ceremonial dagger worn by Sikh men, the code states that in school "he children cannot carry any weapons real or fake." In a case that went to the Supreme Court, the right of a child to wear a kirpan, carefully covered, was upheld. The code also states that employers are not obligated "to supply a place of prayer." It also forbids the stoning of women, female circumcision, and the wearing of face coverings on the streets of the village. Quebec Premier Jean Charest at first referred to the action of Hérouxville as "an isolated case" that should not spread to other municipalities, but neighboring villages appear ready to follow Hérouxville's lead. As a result, Charest has now appointed two distinguished Quebeckers to make recommendations on what accommodation...
