Help end female genital cutting

Dear Friends,

Some stories are headline news for a few months and then they

just seem to disappear.  This is one of those stories.

Female genital cutting, also called female circumcision, has
affected more than 135 million women and girls worldwide.
Complications can include severe bleeding, infection, long-term
difficulties with intercourse and childbirth, even death.

 

As an article for BBC News reported in 1998:

 

"Female circumcision, or mutilation of the genitals, is one of the most

political areas of women's health. Worldwide it is estimated that well

over 100 million women have been subjected to it.  Supporters of the

practice say it is done for cultural and religious reasons, but opponents

say that not only is it potentially life-threatening - it is also an extreme

form of oppression of women. "

There's no getting around it. The practice of female genital cutting is

difficult to talk about.  But every day, as many as 6,000 women and

girls risk undergoing this painful, debilitating procedure.

I just signed a petition to stop FGC. I hope you'll help me fight this
practice by signing your name to the petition as well!

I hope you'll join me. Click on the link below to take action
today:
http://my.care.org/campaign/fgcpetition?rk=B7MeZs51hQ2VW

 

 

Pamela Lyn

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