Sunday, December 13, 2009

Uganda Bans Female Circumcision

Uganda has banned female circumcision or "female genital mutilation"/FGM, the practice that involves cutting off a female's clitoris.  I find it interesting that the articles says that most human rights activists decry FGM saying it poses major healthy risks.  I think in addition to focussing on health risk issues (which, from what I've read about the practice over the years is quite substantial), human rights activisits should also note that it's a way for men to control women.  If a woman does not feel any pleasurable sexual sensations during intercourse and, in fact, only feels pain because of FGM, the chances are slim-to-none that she will cheat on her husband:  

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/12/12/uganda.genital.mutilation/index.html

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