GENITAL mutilation and other barbaric traditions already inflicted on over 100 million women have been rejected in a last-ditch deal sealed at the World Summit.
Over 190 countries have agreed that healthcare services must conform to “basic human rights and fundamental freedoms”, a provision designed to prevent female circumcision. The custom is still common in many cultures, where it’s considered an essential rite of passage to womanhood.
The practice, where young girls have part or all of their clitorises cut out to reduce their sexual desire, can cause severe pain, ulcers, urinary problems and infections, as well as psychological scars.…
