As a tradition, people in societies have always followed certain cultures that somehow dictate their way of life; nevertheless, some have been passed by time, and it is the highest time that they are put away with. Among these cultural practices is female genital mutilation which was once considered a rite of passage for girls transitioning to womanhood. Things have changes over the years and help is needed from womens health initiatives to prevent FGM.
This practice may have been popular in the past but in this new era, its significance is obscene as scientist have proven that there are lots of health complications that comes with having this procedure. In addition, civilization has also eliminated the need for women to prove their feminity as society expects nothing from them in this regard.
The depressing aspect of this cultural practice is the fact that it was made compulsory to all teenage girls which means that any girl transitioning to womanhood is forced to undergo the cut whether willing or not. Given that this is a practice that even the parents of the victimized girls are allowing, something ought to be done as this is the highest form of abuse.
Initially, other than the fact that this was an initiation that transitioned girls to becoming women, its significance was also to reduce sexual pleasure for these girls in order to keep them away from temptations; hence, preventing infidelity. The procedure is usually done by cutting off the clitoris which is the outer sensitive part in the reproductive system of a woman.
With the risks involved in the procedure being evident, it is obvious that the procedure must be performed by a medical expert in order to avoid these risks. This is however not the case as most of these girls are taken to traditional doctors who naively perform these procedure and therefore risk the lives of these girls who are sometimes incur lifetime damages.
Some of the commonly known damages that most girls incur entail; contraction of infections, barrenness, severe pains that makes giving birth difficult, and sometimes death which is resulted from excessive bleeding. In addition to this, there is also the fact that these girls are denied the opportunity to fully enjoy sex as they should which sometimes becomes a problem in their social lives.
Whereas the cut is beneficial for men, the opposite can be said for women and therefore the rights of women should be protected by stopping this malice act once and for all. For this, heavy punishment should be placed on individuals who allow their kids to go through with the procedure and more so the people who perform it.
With the society being civilized, people ought to take up different roles and try to put this inhuman act to rest as it has for long been used as an excuse to infringe on the rights of others. What is more, democracy gives everyone the right to freedom of choice which should be the case to these young girls who are forced into cultural practices that have been passed by time as an excuse to keep moral order.
This practice may have been popular in the past but in this new era, its significance is obscene as scientist have proven that there are lots of health complications that comes with having this procedure. In addition, civilization has also eliminated the need for women to prove their feminity as society expects nothing from them in this regard.
The depressing aspect of this cultural practice is the fact that it was made compulsory to all teenage girls which means that any girl transitioning to womanhood is forced to undergo the cut whether willing or not. Given that this is a practice that even the parents of the victimized girls are allowing, something ought to be done as this is the highest form of abuse.
Initially, other than the fact that this was an initiation that transitioned girls to becoming women, its significance was also to reduce sexual pleasure for these girls in order to keep them away from temptations; hence, preventing infidelity. The procedure is usually done by cutting off the clitoris which is the outer sensitive part in the reproductive system of a woman.
With the risks involved in the procedure being evident, it is obvious that the procedure must be performed by a medical expert in order to avoid these risks. This is however not the case as most of these girls are taken to traditional doctors who naively perform these procedure and therefore risk the lives of these girls who are sometimes incur lifetime damages.
Some of the commonly known damages that most girls incur entail; contraction of infections, barrenness, severe pains that makes giving birth difficult, and sometimes death which is resulted from excessive bleeding. In addition to this, there is also the fact that these girls are denied the opportunity to fully enjoy sex as they should which sometimes becomes a problem in their social lives.
Whereas the cut is beneficial for men, the opposite can be said for women and therefore the rights of women should be protected by stopping this malice act once and for all. For this, heavy punishment should be placed on individuals who allow their kids to go through with the procedure and more so the people who perform it.
With the society being civilized, people ought to take up different roles and try to put this inhuman act to rest as it has for long been used as an excuse to infringe on the rights of others. What is more, democracy gives everyone the right to freedom of choice which should be the case to these young girls who are forced into cultural practices that have been passed by time as an excuse to keep moral order.
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