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==Female Circumcision (FGM)==

==Female Circumcision (FGM)==

Female circumcision, practiced in parts of Africa, is a much different procedure that can have lasting effects on a girl's health. <ref> JAMA Vol. 274 No. 21, December 6, 1995 - Female genital mutilation. Council on Scientific Affairs, American Medical Association[http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/274/21/1714]</ref>  The procedure may range from a simple cut in the pubic region to the complete removal of parts of the female reproductive organs. While the procedure is an important part of some African cultures, there is increased pressure by women's groups worldwide to ban it.  Female circumcision is often referred to in the medical community as Female Genital Mutilation, or FGM.<ref> JAMA Vol. 274 No. 21, December 6, 1995 - Female genital mutilation. Council on Scientific Affairs, American Medical Association[http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/274/21/1714]</ref>

Female circumcision, practiced in parts of Africa, is a much different procedure that can have lasting effects on a girl's health. <ref> JAMA Vol. 274 No. 21, December 6, 1995 - Female genital mutilation. Council on Scientific Affairs, American Medical Association[http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/274/21/1714]</ref>  The procedure may range from a simple cut in the pubic region to the complete removal of parts of the female reproductive organs. While the procedure is an important part of some African cultures, there is increased pressure by women's groups worldwide to ban it.  Female circumcision is often referred to in the medical community as [[Female Genital Mutilation]], or FGM.<ref> JAMA Vol. 274 No. 21, December 6, 1995 - Female genital mutilation. Council on Scientific Affairs, American Medical Association[http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/274/21/1714]</ref>

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