1. Female circumcision Lara 9D

2. What is Female circumcision? • It is the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia for no medical reasons. • Female genital mutilation (F.G.M) is done anywhere from the day after birth to puberty.

4. Where its done • F.G.M was estimated in 2013 to be the most common in 27 countries in Africa. • 133 million females went through the immense pain in the countries as of 2014.

5. How and why its done • F.G.M is typically carried out by a traditional circumciser blade, used to cut out the female genitalia. • F.G.M is thought to ensure virginity before marriage and fidelity afterwards.

6. Its effects

7. All in all, • F.G.M is a hidden nature of crime. Its procedures intentionally alter or cause injury to the female genital organs for no medical reasons. Which is why female circumcision should be abolished.

8. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3030444/FGM-victim-reveals-horror-mother-having-circumcised-BABY-wouldn-t-bring-shame-family.htmlhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3030444/FGM-victim-reveals-horror-mother-having-circumcised-BABY-wouldn-t-bring-shame-family.html Video of victims

9. Websites used • http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs241/en/ • http://www.equalitynow.org/fgm • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_genital_cutting