Gambia lawmakers refer the debate on female genital cutting to more committee discussions
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The West African nation of Gambia could become the first country in the world to reverse a ban on female genital cutting.
  • abort_christian_babies@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Genital mutilation is genital mutilation.

    It’s fucked up, wrong, and should be criminal unless the receiving individual requests and consents to it.

    Full stop.

    • i_am_not_a_robot@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      5·
      3 months ago

      Even if they’re both wrong, it’s worth mentioning. It’s much more common for people to have experience with one than the other. If you think “oh, it’s just like circumcision so it isn’t that bad” then you’re getting the wrong idea.