This combination of birth defects is referred to as pseudovaginal perineoscrotal hypospadias and is part of the spectrum of ambiguous genitalia.

Female genital mutilation.

Other forms of female genital mutilation

ii. Policy to combat genital mutilation

Female genital mutilation

Combating female genital mutilation

It cannot be used on the face or genitalia.

The law against genital mutilation was now being enforced.

Female genital mutilation, a practice which involves the cutting away of all or part of the external female genital organs, is prevalent mainly on the African continent.

The rationale for removing it was that an enumeration which inadvertently left out some particular harmful practice might seem to be condoning such a practice.

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Fungi multiplied. Orchids emerged, genitalia shaped to lure insects ...

Fungi multiplied. Orchids emerged, genitalia shaped to lure insects ... a trick shared by the largest flower on Earth.

International Conference on Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, Addis Ababa

culturally legitimised violence such as honour killings and genital mutilation of girls international trafficking in women sexual violence, forced pregnancies and forced abortions, systematic violence with serious physical and or mental consequences.

But then one day I started thinking about the mammalian penis.

She taught girls what a healthy vagina looked like, and what a mutilated vagina looked like.

VII. REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND

In 2001 it submitted, for the fourth time, a resolution on combating female genital mutilation.

The issues of female genital mutilation and domestic violence as grounds for asylum are dealt with separately.

Female genital mutilation occurred only in border areas of the country.

A culture of silence, particularly on FGM, still hampers advocacy efforts.

African countries are concentrating their efforts on tackling the practice of female genital mutilation.

He was briefed on the Programme national de lutte contre l'excision, and informed of the paucity of reliable data on the prevalence and forms of FGM that exist in the region, and that it is difficult to reach more isolated communities.

International meeting on women's right to health and on female genital mutilation organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, held in Sweden

Female genital mutilation is a coming of age ritual in some societies.

The Netherlands continues to be active internationally in the fight against female genital mutilation.

Was the Government making an effort to prevent female genital mutilation through awareness raising?

It also intended to pursue a zero tolerance policy with respect to the genital mutilation of girls.

Given the scale of the phenomena, the Special Rapporteur focused her attention on female genital mutilation in particular.

The main practices referred to in legislative measures and programmes are female genital mutilation and, more generally, violence against women.

The fact that growing numbers of young people are getting involved in action to counter female genital mutilation offers hope for the future.

The Committee recommends that the State party include detailed information in its next periodic report on the practice of female genital mutilation.

Some of these practices are female genital mutilation, forced marriage, early marriage and dowry, teenage pregnancy and domestic violence.

For instance, there are no statutory prohibitions of marital rape, female circumcision (FGM) and corporal punishment.

In East Africa, female genital mutilation is traditionally practised in order to control sexual desire and to preserve virginity, and frequently girls have to undergo the procedure at the age of 7 or 8.

It is important to stop playing with words and to retain the terminology relating to female genital mutilation .

A little vague.

Why shady?

Genital mutilation is also an obstacle to reproductive health.

The Government was training women in the field to alert other women to the existence of legislation prohibiting female genital mutilation.

Combating female genital mutilation is an important aspect of reproductive health.

This study gives a number of recommendations for coherent policy on combating genital mutilation.

In response to the study, the Government presented its views on female genital mutilation to Parliament.

Government response to Strategies to prevent FGM (Parliamentary Papers, House of Representatives 29200 XV, no. 231).