No health benefits, only harm

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Female genital mutilation is classified into four major types.

1.Clitoridectomy: partial or total removal of the clitoris (a small, sensitive and erectile part of the female genitals) and, in very rare cases, only the prepuce (the fold of skin surrounding the clitoris).
2.Excision: partial or total removal of the clitoris and the labia minora, with or without excision of the labia majora (the labia are "the lips" that surround the vagina).
3.Infibulation: narrowing of the vaginal opening through the creation of a covering seal. The seal is formed by cutting and repositioning the inner, or outer, labia, with or without removal of the clitoris.
4.Other: all other harmful procedures to the female genitalia for non-medical purposes, e.g. pricking, piercing, incising, scraping and cauterizing the genital area.

After discussing Violence Against Women, extensively, I thought I'd share this. I'm just mortified and I feel like I've reopened Pandora's box. I want to stop this ridiculous practice. I get that we can't all agree that there's "difference" in FGM and MGM but...come ON! You're not torturing a baby boy....they're not tortured. They have antiseptics, they have numbing creams--most sleep through the procedure. What's happening to females is a tragedy. Period. It's not the same thing, and I'll argue that with anyone who says it is. It's a violent act towards women to prevent them from feeling sexual pleasure--until their husband wants to slice them open, have their way and then stitch them back up in some cases. You want to compare the two? I'm sad.

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