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Female Genital Mutilation in Canada and Global

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Practitioners of female genital mutilation (FGM) are believed to be entering Canada to perform the illegal procedure on girls, according to intelligence reports distributed to frontline border officers. To eliminate FGM is about partnership working between the women and professionals. Having empathy for the women who have been circumcised and understanding the issues around tradition and cultural. – PowerPoint PPT presentation

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Title: Female Genital Mutilation in Canada and Global


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Female Genital Mutilation
By Meseret Haileyesus (SMW, BSN, MPH)
mesidesta_at_gmail.com April 12, 2018
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Presentation outline
  • 1. What is FGM and who does it affect?
  • 2. What are the consequences of FGM?
  • 3. The origins of Female Genital Mutilation, why
    its done?
  • 4. Legal and political debates
  • 5. Types of FGM
  • 6. FGM in Canada, victims challenge
  • 8. Best practice in managing FGM
  • 9. Recommendations
  • 10. References

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Objectives
  • To understand the practice and context of FGM and
    the consequences of it for victims/survivors.
  • To consider the practice and cultural issues of
    FGM.

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RELAX MY DEAR , ITS NOT PAINFUL I WILL JUST
CUT OF, IT THAT SIMPLE
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Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
  • The World Health Organization (WHO) defines
    Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) as all
    procedures that involve partial or total removal
    of the external female genitalia, or other injury
    to the female genital organs for non-medical
    reasons.
  • Female genital mutilation refers to cutting of
    female genitalia and permanently mutilating the
    sexual organs of young females for non-medical
    reasons, according to the Ontario Human Rights
    Commission.

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FGM/FC/FGC
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  • Female Genital Mutilation term used to make it
    clear that it is a very damaging violation of
    human rights.
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  • Female Circumcision term often used in
    practising countries felt to be misleading as it
    suggests a similarity to the much less damaging
    male circumcision.
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  • Female Genital Cutting term used by some who
    feel that the word mutilation?
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