Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) is a development issue and a form of violence against women and girls that affects at least 200 million women in the world FGM/C is a harmful practice proven to impact the physical and mental health of affected women and girls from the moment of the cutting, with prolonged and irreversible consequences during their entire lives. Studies show that FGM/C has economic and social consequences and a high obstetric...
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Compendium of International and National Legal Frameworks on Female Genital Mutilation : Sixth Edition (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/781181646325136185