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Expert Laments High Rate Of Female Genital Mutilation
09 Nov 2025 01:53 GMT
… high rate of circumcision of the girl-child, saying … the practice is a major public health and human rights … of FGM or female genital cutting cases … girls and women, adding that the societal pressure surrounding the practice has forced …
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Zimbabwe turns to reusable circumcision kits
08 Nov 2025 12:42 GMT
… sustain its Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) programme amid shrinking international … its proven effectiveness - reducing female-to-male HIV transmission risk … -controlled prevention measure, which limits women's protection. PrEP provides …
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An invisible crisis - why female genital mutilation remains a challenge in Europe
07 Nov 2025 10:03 GMT
… EIGE), approximately 600,000 women and girls in Europe suffer the … to its symbolic meanings, female circumcision is most often associated by … as specialised centres for women and girls at risk and … data
Approximately 11,000 women and girls from countries where …
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Scottish Government mulling circumcision human rights compatibility
01 Oct 2025 14:45 GMT
… of ritual circumcision is compatible with new human rights legislation.
Cabinet … determination".
Non-therapeutic circumcision under renewed scrutiny
This … incompatible with human rights obligations'
National Secular Society human rights lead …
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Growing medicalisation of female circumcision in Asia sparks risk warnings from human rights advocates
13 Oct 2025 22:23 GMT
… , the practice of female circumcision—also known as female genital mutilation (FGM … female genital cutting as FGM, a severe violation of women’s and girls’ human rights … a grave human rights abuse.
In Asian contexts where female circumcision practices persist …
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U.S. Circumcision Lawsuit Advances as Doctors Behind Policy Backtrack
28 Oct 2025 21:38 GMT
… challenging Oregon’s law banning female genital mutilation (FGM) to proceed … [uncircumcised] penis; you cannot recommend circumcision based on medical benefit alone … have that effect. By characterizing circumcision as medically beneficial, the organization …
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Lawsuit seeking to ban circumcision as discriminatory genital cutting passes crucial legal test
27 Oct 2025 20:58 GMT
… because Oregon lawmakers banned female genital mutilation in 1999 … determined in 2012 that circumcision’s health benefits outweigh … that Oregon never required circumcision and that the changes … somewhat in recent years, circumcision remains an important practice …
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Beijing meeting: A key platform to advance women's empowerment- official
24 Oct 2025 14:56 GMT
… vocational training programs for women have helped enhance … it has significantly benefited women.
"China has … made remarkable advances in women's political empowerment … uphold women's rights, including measures to prevent female circumcision, …
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Biohacker got 'facial circumcision' in bid to get younger but regrets one thing
22 Oct 2025 22:36 GMT
… spent on an expensive “facial circumcision”.
“You can remove about 8% … in Costa Rica, Asprey was forced to wrap his bloated face …
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RFK Jr.’s Inaccurate Claims About Tylenol, Circumcision and Autism
22 Oct 2025 00:24 GMT
… a Cabinet meeting that circumcision-related studies provide evidence … had repeatedly admonished pregnant women not to take Tylenol, … him as arguing that circumcision rather than Tylenol caused … mentioned two studies involving circumcision and autism, neither of …