This month, for our Annual Campaign #endFGMmyths, we are answering the question "Are some forms of FGM less harmful than others?" 🤔

Today, we want to talk about medicalised FGM and why it's not less harmful than other forms of FGM! Image
❓ What is medicalised FGM?
▶️ It's when FGM is carried out in a hospital environment.

❓ Why does it happen? 👇 Image
❓ Why shouldn't be accepted?

👉It doesn't necessarily lead to a lesser impact on Survivors' life.
👉Replacing one form of FGM with another won't necessarily lead to it being abandoned.
👉It can make raising awareness on FGM more difficult, as health professionals support it.
Medicalisation does not:

👉Resolve the problem of FGM being a type of child abuse and Gender-Based Violence.
👉Put into question the reasons behind FGM, in particular the desire to control women’s sexuality. Image

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