African and Asian countries. It is now being practiced among some people in Canada,

The practice includes the removal of the clitoris and labia, and the

sewing up of the vaginal opening and wound. The girl's legs are then left tied together for weeks while the wound heals. In sewing up the wound, it leaves an insufficient opening for the passage of urine and menses. (Fisher 143)

Josephine Akyianu, "It is painful and leaves physical and emotional scars."

In many circumstances, the procedure is performed without sterilization and with the use of a dull knife, razor, tin can, or glass. A girl usually undergoes this operation between the ages of two to fifteen years of age. The scar and damage left by FGM creates difficulty in a woman's life including painful urination, childbirth, and intercourse. It can lead to chronic infection, stress disorders, haemorrhage, urinary tract problems, infertility, fibroids, sexual dysfunction, and death. (A Scar That Doesn't Heal, Oprah Website)

Often reasons for performing this practice are for the prevention of marital infidelity, lesbianism,

Hygiene and controlling sex drive. (Al F

Fisher, Maxine Women in the Third World. New York: Franklin Watts Inc, 1989.

Treatment, which is too expensive for most victims, is very painful. The victim's family and innocent

"Murdered in the Name of Family Honor". The Oprah Show Website. 29 December. 2000. 10 March.2001

unrecorded because the police do not take reports seriously and sometimes try to convince the victims to

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