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- Female genital mutilation - Wikipedia
Female genital mutilation (FGM) (also known as female genital cutting, female genital mutilation cutting (FGM C) and female circumcision[a]) is the cutting or removal of some or all of the vulva for non-medical reasons
- Female genital mutilation - World Health Organization (WHO)
Female genital mutilation (FGM) comprises 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
- What is FGM, where does it happen and why? - BBC News
Female genital mutilation, or FGM for short, is the deliberate cutting or removal of a female's external genitalia
- Causes, impact, and how to end female genital mutilation
Get the latest facts and figures on female genital mutilation (FGM) Learn how many women and girls are affected, where FGM is most prevalent, and why urgent action is needed to end this harmful practice
- Female genital mutilation or cutting - Office on Womens Health
Female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM C) means piercing, cutting, removing, or sewing closed all or part of a girl's or woman's external genitals for no medical reason
- What is FGM? - End FGM
What is FGM? Female Genital Mutilation comprises all procedures involving the removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons, as defined by the World Health Organisation (WHO)
- 6 facts about female genital mutilation (FGM) - World Vision
FGM involves the partial or complete removal of the female external genitalia and may include other injuries to the female genital organs for nonmedical reasons It is internationally recognized as a violation of human rights and a form of gender-based violence
- Understanding Female Genital Mutilation | UNICEF USA
An internationally condemned human rights violation, female genital mutilation (FGM) harms girls' bodies and their futures Over 230 million girls and women alive today have undergone the inhumane practice, a form of ritualized gender-based violence
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